Neonatal isolated ACTH deficiency (IAD): a potentially life-threatening but treatable cause of neonatal cholestasis

Isolated ACTH deficiency (IAD) is a rare cause of neonatal cholestasis and hypoglycaemia. This diagnosis has a 20% mortality potential if unrecognised. We describe a case of an infant presenting with cholestatic jaundice and hypoglycaemia. The patient had laboratory findings suggestive of IAD, which...

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Autores principales: Alsaleem, Mahdi, Saadeh, Lina, Misra, Amrit, Madani, Shailender
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27535729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-215032

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27535729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-215032

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