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An atypical case of ectopic ACTH syndrome in an adolescent boy

Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome (EAS) is exceedingly rare in children and scarcely reported. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) can rarely lead to secretion of ectopic ACTH. A 14-year-old boy presented with hyperpigmentation, hypertension and intermittent abdominal pain, an...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Shreya, Joshi, Rajesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7202052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32395251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omaa017