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Case Report

Pituitary Hyperplasia in a Female Patient with a Severe Childhood Abuse History

Andrea Fragoso PerozoEndocrinology Section, Medical School and Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilView further author information
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Tiago FigueiredoInstitute of Psychiatry (IPUB), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilView further author information
, MD,
Michelle Botelho CaarlsInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilView further author information
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Daniel SegenreichInstitute of Psychiatry (IPUB), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Leonardo Vieira NetoHospital Federal da Lagoa; Endocrinology Section, Medical School and Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilView further author information
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Pages 136-142 | Received 18 Jan 2017, Accepted 22 Feb 2017, Published online: 31 Mar 2017

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