Cortisol Secreting Adrenal Adenoma in a 5 Year Old Child

Cortisol Secreting Adrenal Adenoma in a 5 Year Old Child

Adrenal adenoma is a rare endocrinal tumor in children. It can present with features of Cushing's syndrome. We present a case report of five years old female child who came with morbid obesity and hypertension. The patient manifested polyphagia, weight gain, and changes in sleep patterns. Durin...

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Main Authors: Gursharan Singh Narang, Jivtesh Singh Pahwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Light House Polyclinic Mangalore 2011-01-01
Series:Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences
Subjects:
Adrenal adenoma
Cushing's syndrome
Hypercortisolism
Online Access:http://www.ojhas.org/issue36/2010-4-21.htm
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spelling doaj-f14c83f4e695437bb133abf04a7024392020-11-25T00:25:09ZengLight House Polyclinic Mangalore Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences0972-59972011-01-0194Cortisol Secreting Adrenal Adenoma in a 5 Year Old ChildGursharan Singh Narang,Jivtesh Singh Pahwa,Adrenal adenoma is a rare endocrinal tumor in children. It can present with features of Cushing's syndrome. We present a case report of five years old female child who came with morbid obesity and hypertension. The patient manifested polyphagia, weight gain, and changes in sleep patterns. During physical examination we found a full-moon face, bulkiness in the cervico-dorsal (buffalo-hump) region, high blood pressure.http://www.ojhas.org/issue36/2010-4-21.htmAdrenal adenomaCushing's syndromeHypercortisolism
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author Gursharan Singh Narang,
Jivtesh Singh Pahwa,
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Jivtesh Singh Pahwa,
Cortisol Secreting Adrenal Adenoma in a 5 Year Old Child
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences
Adrenal adenoma
Cushing's syndrome
Hypercortisolism
author_facet Gursharan Singh Narang,
Jivtesh Singh Pahwa,
author_sort Gursharan Singh Narang,
title Cortisol Secreting Adrenal Adenoma in a 5 Year Old Child
title_short Cortisol Secreting Adrenal Adenoma in a 5 Year Old Child
title_full Cortisol Secreting Adrenal Adenoma in a 5 Year Old Child
title_fullStr Cortisol Secreting Adrenal Adenoma in a 5 Year Old Child
title_full_unstemmed Cortisol Secreting Adrenal Adenoma in a 5 Year Old Child
title_sort cortisol secreting adrenal adenoma in a 5 year old child
publisher Light House Polyclinic Mangalore
series Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences
issn 0972-5997
publishDate 2011-01-01
description Adrenal adenoma is a rare endocrinal tumor in children. It can present with features of Cushing's syndrome. We present a case report of five years old female child who came with morbid obesity and hypertension. The patient manifested polyphagia, weight gain, and changes in sleep patterns. During physical examination we found a full-moon face, bulkiness in the cervico-dorsal (buffalo-hump) region, high blood pressure.
topic Adrenal adenoma
Cushing's syndrome
Hypercortisolism
url http://www.ojhas.org/issue36/2010-4-21.htm
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