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Infantile iatrogenic cushing's syndrome
Selahattin Katar1, Sedat Akdeniz2, M Nuri Ozbek1, Ahmet Yaramis1
1 Department of Pediatrics, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
2 Department of Dermatology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Selahattin Katar
Department of Pediatrics, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir
Turkey
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.44793
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High potency or/and extended use of topical corticosteroids, particularly in children, may cause suppression of the hypothalamopituitary-adrenal axis. However, iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome in infantile age group is very rare and only a few patients have been reported to date in the literature. Here, we report a case of iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome in a 6-month-old male child whose parents have admitted to the hospital for overweight and skin fragility. |
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