Open AccessA Case of Cushing's Syndrome in a Child, due to Adrenocortical Adenoma
Author(s) -
Jet Bliek
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
paediatrica indonesiana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2338-476X
pISSN - 0030-9311
DOI - 10.14238/pi14.7-8.1974.123-7
Subject(s) - medicine , cortisone , adrenocortical adenoma , adrenal adenoma , pediatrics , cushing syndrome , obesity , endocrinology , adenoma
Cushing's syndrome, though un-common in infants and children,should be considered in the evaluationof children with obesity. The clinicalfeatures of this disorder are familiarto most physicians, not least of allthe identical pattern as the results ofprolonged therapeutic administrationof cortisone.