Anterior Pituitary Aplasia in an Infant with Ring Chromosome 18p Deletion
We present the first reported case of an infant with 18p deletion syndrome with anterior pituitary aplasia secondary to a ring chromosome. Endocrine workup soon after birth was reassuring; however, repeat testing months later confirmed central hypopituitarism. While MRI reading initially indicated n...
Main Authors: | Edward J. Bellfield, Jacqueline Chan, Sarah Durrin, Valerie Lindgren, Zohra Shad, Claudia Boucher-Berry |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Hindawi Limited
2016-01-01
|
Series: | Case Reports in Endocrinology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2853178 |
Similar Items
-
Mosaic Ring Chromosome 18, Ring Chromosome 18 Duplication/Deletion and Disomy 18: Perinatal Findings and Molecular Cytogenetic Characterization by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization and Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization
by: Chih-Ping Chen, et al.
Published: (2010-09-01) -
Membranous aplasia cutis congenita in trisomy 18
by: Francisco Cammarata-Scalisi, et al.
Published: (2020-08-01) -
A case report of anterior visual pathway aplasia
by: Jakkidi Prathibha Reddy, et al.
Published: (2019-01-01) -
A type of extreme cerebral aplasia in infants
by: Paterson, Hugh
Published: (1913) -
Deletion of short arm of chromosome 18, Del(18p) syndrome
by: Prashant Babaji, et al.
Published: (2014-01-01)