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Cushing's disease in an 11-month-old child
V V Khadilkar1, A V Khadilkar, J R Navrange
1Growth and Pediatric Endocrine Research, Unit Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute, Jehangir Hospital, 32, Sasson Road; Pune-411 001. akhadilkar@vsnl.net
Indian Pediatrics
|April 6, 2004
Abstract:
Cushing's disease (Pituitary tumor causing bilateral adrenal hyperplasia) is very rare in children and more so in infants. Cushing's syndrome in pediatric patients is usually due to adrenal tumors. We report a case of an 11-month-old child with Cushing's disease caused by a Pituitary macroadenoma.