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Retraction Note: Fatal factitious Cushing syndrome (Münchhausen’s syndrome) in a patient with macroprolactinoma and silent corticotrophinoma: case report and literature review

The Original Article was published on 04 June 2015

The Publisher is retracting this case report and literature review [1] as the case has been previously published in the Journal of Women’s Health Care [2] and is therefore a redundant publication.

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  1. Minanni CA, De Almeida Cardoso AL, de Albuquerque Albuquerque EV, Pinto Brito L, Lima Lopes LM, Glezer A, Del Rosario Ugarte Verduguez E, Bilharinho De Mendonça B, Bronstein MD, Machado MC, Fragoso MCBV. Fatal factitious Cushing syndrome (Münchhausen’s syndrome) in a patient with macroprolactinoma and silent corticotrophinoma: case report and literature review. Clin Diabetes Endocrinol. 2015;1:3.

  2. Minanni CA, Cardoso ALA, Albuquerque EVA, Lopes LML, Glezer A, Verduguez ERU, Gallucci-neto J, Gattaz WF, Mendonça BB, Bronstein MD, Machado MC, Fragoso MCBV. Fatal factitious Cushing’s syndrome (Münchhausen’s syndrome) in a patient with a prolactinoma and silent corticotrophinoma: case report and literature review. J Women’s Health Care. 2014;3:162.

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The online version of the original article can be found under doi:10.1186/s40842-015-0002-8.

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Minanni, C.A., Cardoso, A.L.D.A., Albuquerque, E.V.d.A. et al. Retraction Note: Fatal factitious Cushing syndrome (Münchhausen’s syndrome) in a patient with macroprolactinoma and silent corticotrophinoma: case report and literature review. Clin Diabetes Endocrinol 2, 5 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40842-016-0022-z

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