Severe Hypoglycemia due to Isolated ACTH Deficiency in Children: A New Case Report and Review of the Literature

Isolated ACTH deficiency causes life-threatening severe hypoglycemia. A 7-year-old girl with hypoglycemia due to this rare disorder is described. Our patient had undetectable plasma ACTH repeatedly and cortisol 0 mcg/dl before and after ACTH 1-24 stimulation. There was no evidence of other pituitary...

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Autores principales: Torchinsky, Michael Y., Wineman, Robert, Moll, George W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3133471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21760815
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/784867

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3133471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21760815
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/784867

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