Craniopharyngioma in a female adolescent presenting with symptoms of anorexia nervosa

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-71

  Rohrer, T R ^a   Fahlbusch, R ^b   Buchfelder, M ^b   Dörr, Helmuth G ^b,c  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Craniopharyngioma; Pubertal delay

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DESMOPRESSIN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANAMNESIS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE AGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SHORT STATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY MASS INDEX; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644913190     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-921506     Document Type: Article

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