A clinical case of hypopituitarism in an eight-year patient
https://doi.org/10.25789/YMJ.2024.87.28
Abstract
The clinical observation of a rare disease hypopituitarism in a child of 8 years old is described. Due to the specificity of clinical signs, the early diagnosis is difficult. In this case, the late diagnosis and the late replacement therapy caused the child’s growth retardation.
About the Authors
M. S. SavvinaRussian Federation
Savvina Maya Semyonovna – Ph.D, senior staff scientist of the laboratory of Pediatric Health Level Monitoring
N. A. Danilov
Russian Federation
Danilov Nikolay Andreyevich – endocrinologist, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Gastroenterology
T. E. Burtseva
Russian Federation
Burtseva Tatiana Yegorovna – MD, professor of the Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, MI of M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern FU, head of the laboratory of the Yakut Science Center of Complex Medical Problems
O. N. Ivanova
Russian Federation
Ivanova Olga Nikolaevna – MD, professor of the Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery
I. S. Ivanova
Russian Federation
Ivanova Irina Semyonovna – 5th year-student of the faculty of General medicine
M. P. Slobodchikova
Russian Federation
Slobodchikova Maya Pavlovna – senior lecturer of the Department of Foreign Languages with the courses of Latin languages
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For citations:
Savvina M.S., Danilov N.A., Burtseva T.E., Ivanova O.N., Ivanova I.S., Slobodchikova M.P. A clinical case of hypopituitarism in an eight-year patient. Yakut Medical Journal. 2024;(3):132-134. https://doi.org/10.25789/YMJ.2024.87.28