Poor Head Growth as a Presenting Sign of a Cortisol-Secreting Adrenal Adenoma in a 2-Year-Old Boy - 25/02/15
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.11.040
Sonia Farooqi, BS, Sruthi Sarangarajan, BS, Dorothy I. Shulman, MD ⁎ 
University of South Florida Diabetes Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
∗Reprint requests: Dorothy I. Shulman, MD, USF Diabetes Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 62, Tampa, FL 33612.
Abstract |
Typical signs of glucocorticoid excess in children are weight gain and poor linear growth. We describe a 2-year-old boy with a cortisol-secreting adenoma who presented with a dramatic decline in head growth. This case underscores concern of adverse effects of excess glucocorticoid on brain growth in very young children.
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