Open AccessThyrotoxicosis in a 13‐year‐old girl following pituitary adenectomy for Cushing′s disease
Author(s) -
Sigmarsdottir Arndis Audur,
Olafsson Ingvar Hakon,
Kjartansson Ólafur,
Bjarnason Ragnar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1049
Subject(s) - medicine , girl , cushing's disease , pediatrics , disease , psychology , developmental psychology
Key Clinical Message Our objective is to report a case of thyrotoxicosis following pituitary adenectomy for Cushing′s disease, the only pediatric case to our knowledge. No thyroid antibodies were detected, and the thyrotoxicosis was successfully treated for 3 months with no relapse after 5 years of follow‐up. The cause of thyrotoxicosis remains unknown.