title: [Salivary cortisol determination in the diagnosis of pediatric Cushing's disease].
abstract: Endogenous Cushing's syndrome in children is a very rare entity. Diagnosis is complex due to the wide variety of tests available. Recently, the utility of salivary cortisol has been proposed for the diagnosis of this entity, although greater evidence is required, especially in pediatric patients. We report a 14-year-old girl with Cushing's disease due to a pituitary microadenoma in whom salivary cortisol determination was very useful for the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Spain. lopez_pedmon@gva.es
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: López Mondéjar
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fuentes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mauri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez Soto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martín Hidalgo
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000378:metabolism*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone