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CUSHING'S SYNDROME IN A THREE MONTH OLD GIRL
Author(s) -
DREHER G. H.,
WILLIAMS S. W.,
HOWARD R. N.,
CAMPBELL P. E.,
DAVIES H. E.,
McCARTHY N.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1969.tb02774.x
Subject(s) - medicine , girl , pediatrics , cushing syndrome , adrenal adenoma , adenoma , surgery , psychology , developmental psychology
SYNOPSIS This paper describes the rare occurrence of Cushing's syndrome in a female infant aged eleven weeks. An adrenal adenoma was found to be the cause, and its removal was followed by a return to a normal appearance. This patient is the first with this condition seen in this age group at the Royal Children's Hospital since 1948. The Hospital's experience with adrenal tumours since that time is also presented, together with a review of the recent literature.