A Case of Cushing's Syndrome Noticed Because of Growth Disturbance

An 11-year-old girl was admitted to our hospital for the investigation of short stature and obesity (Ht. 129.9 cm, BW. 38.4 kg). She was suspected of having Cushing's syndrome because of clinical features (moon face, hypertension, buffalo hump and hirsutism). On admission plasma ACTH level was...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology 1993, Vol.2(Supple2), pp.131-133
Hauptverfasser:	Nakajima, Hiroshi, Uehara, Hisakazu, Komatsu, Hiroshi, Kizaki, Zenro, Kodo, Naoki, Inoue, Fumio, Kinugasa, Akihiko
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cushing's syndrome growth disturbance growth hormone deficiency insulin-like growth factor binding proteins somatomedin C (IGF- I) somatomedin inhibitors
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Zusammenfassung:	An 11-year-old girl was admitted to our hospital for the investigation of short stature and obesity (Ht. 129.9 cm, BW. 38.4 kg). She was suspected of having Cushing's syndrome because of clinical features (moon face, hypertension, buffalo hump and hirsutism). On admission plasma ACTH level was low (
ISSN:	0918-5739 1347-7358
DOI:	10.1297/cpe.2.Supple2_131