Isolated adrenocorticotropin deficiency in a child with Kabuki syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 607-609

  Ma, Kam Hung ^a   Chow, Siu Ngan ^a   Yau, Fai To ^a  

^a ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corticotropin deficiency; Hypoglycemia; Hyponatremia; Kabuki syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CREATININE; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; KETONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; POTASSIUM; PROLACTIN; SODIUM; THYROTROPIN; UREA;

ARTICLE; BOY; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECTOPIC KIDNEY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; EPICANTHUS; EYEBROW; EYELID DISEASE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTELORISM; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; KABUKI MAKEUP SYNDROME; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PALPEBRAL FISSURE ANOMALY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SERUM OSMOLALITY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS; URINE OSMOLALITY;

EID: 21444455685     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2005.18.6.607     Document Type: Article

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