Type B Insulin Resistance Masquerading as Ovarian Hyperthecosis

CONTEXT: Hyperinsulinemia can lead to pathologic ovarian growth and androgen production. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 29-year-old woman developed an autoantibody to the insulin receptor (type B insulin resistance), causing extreme insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia. Testosterone levels were elevated to...

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Published in:J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Main Authors: Brown, Rebecca J., Joseph, Jalaja, Cochran, Elaine, Gewert, Cornelia, Semple, Robert, Gorden, Phillip
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Endocrine Society 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5470776/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27911591
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2016-3674
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