A rare case of isolated Cushing syndrome in a 3-month-old boy.

Saurabh Garge, Monika Bawa, Ravi P Kanojia, Kirti Gupta, Kattragadda Laxmi Narain Rao

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.

Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM 2013

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Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy in children. Most of these are endocrinologically active tumors, with virilizing features being typically dominant. Its presentation with isolated Cushing syndrome is rare. We report a 3-month-old infant with Cushing syndrome without the clinical features of androgen or mineralocorticoid excess consequently diagnosed with ACC. We discuss the different presentations, diagnosis, and management of this rare tumor with a rarer presentation.

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Saurabh Garge, Monika Bawa, Ravi P Kanojia, Kirti Gupta, Kattragadda Laxmi Narain Rao. A rare case of isolated Cushing syndrome in a 3-month-old boy. Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM. 2013;26(5-6):599-603