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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1981;24(1):80-84. Published online January 15, 1981.

A Case of Cushing's Syndrome Associatied with Hypertensive Encephalopathy.

Choong Rae Kim¹, In Soon Park¹, Do Seung Lee¹, Jae Sun Park¹, Kee Ryo Chang², Soon Yong Lee³

¹Department of Pediatrics, Busan Gospel Hospital Busan, Korea.
²Department of Surgery, Busan Gospel Hospital Busan, Korea.
³Department of Pediatrics, In Je Medical College, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

A 8-yrs-old boy was admitted because of convulsion and coma. The diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome(key word) associated with hypertensive encephalopathy(key word) due to right adrenocortical carcinoma(key word) was made by clinical features, biochemical studies, radiological studies and pathological examination. The tumor was successfully resected by right adrenalectomy. But 22 months later after operation, he died of dyspnea and heart failure. A brief review of literature was presented.

Keywords :Hypertension;Encephalopathy;Cushing syndrome;Carcinoma of adrenal gland