A 7-month-old infant with Cushing's disease.
Cushing's disease in children is not rare but in infants it is quite rare and an important medical condition needing proper line of investigations and management options. Craniopharyngioma as a cause of Cushing's disease is well reported and practical inference of the condition is of clinical importance. Craniopharyngioma generally affects children at 5 - 10 years of age and is rarely seen in infancy. It usually manifests as endocrinological deficits such as short stature, delayed puberty, and obesity. We report the case of a 7 months old infant who presented with obesity and Cushing's disease associated with craniopharyngioma.
Department of Paediatrics, The Children's Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. rabiaabbas77@gmail.com
Rabia
R
Abbas
Mohammad Haroon
MH
Hamid
Mohammad
M
Sarwar
Taeed A
TA
Butt
Abid
A
Qureshi
Nadeem
N
Malik
D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D047748:Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests