Search

  • HOME
  • Search
Case Report
A Case of Cushing's Syndrome in the Childhood
Soon Yong Lee, Nam Je Im, Hyung Ro Moon, Myung Ha Cho, Pyung Chui Min
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1968;11(3):137-142.   Published online March 31, 1968
This report presents a case of Cushing’s syndrome in childhood. The 13 years-old female patient was admitted with the complaints of headache, moon face, obesity and hirsuitism, and was diagnosed as Cushing’s syndrome due to adrenocortical carcinoma of the left adrenal gland. Complete resection of the tumor was successfully done- After operation, her clinical course was markedly improved.