Congenital hypopituitarism presenting as dilated cardiomyopathy in a child

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 24, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 767-769

  Jain, Vandana ^a   Kannan, Lakshminarayanan ^a   Kumar, Pawan ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Congenital hypopituitarism; Global developmental delay; Hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; LEVOTHYROXINE;

ANASARCA; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE;

EID: 80054057460     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: 21910251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2011.366     Document Type: Article

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