Pituitary Hyperplasia and Van Wyk Grumbach Syndrome: A Consequence of Chronic Untreated Congenital Hypothyroidism

Authors

  • Deep Dutta Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research & Seth Sukhlal Karani Memorial Hospital, Calcutta, India
  • Manoj Kumar Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research & Seth Sukhlal Karani Memorial Hospital, Calcutta, India
  • Rajesh Jain Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research & Seth Sukhlal Karani Memorial Hospital, Calcutta, India
  • Anubhav Thukral Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research & Seth Sukhlal Karani Memorial Hospital, Calcutta, India
  • Sujoy Ghosh Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research & Seth Sukhlal Karani Memorial Hospital, Calcutta, India
  • Satinath Mukhopadhyay Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research & Seth Sukhlal Karani Memorial Hospital, Calcutta, India
  • Subhankar Chowdhury Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research & Seth Sukhlal Karani Memorial Hospital, Calcutta, India

Abstract

An eight-year, 4-month old Indian girl with low IQ and delayed milestones, presented with headache (4 years), breast development (4 months), and menstrual bleeding for 22 days. Examination revealed short stature [height: 91.5 cm; SD score: -5.59], coarse dry skin, umbilical hernia (arrow), delayed reflexes, Tanner’s stage-3 breasts,    absent pubic and axillary hair

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Published

2014-05-24

How to Cite

Dutta, D., Kumar, M., Jain, R., Thukral, A., Ghosh, S., Mukhopadhyay, S., & Chowdhury, S. (2014). Pituitary Hyperplasia and Van Wyk Grumbach Syndrome: A Consequence of Chronic Untreated Congenital Hypothyroidism. Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, 28(1), 88. Retrieved from https://asean-endocrinejournal.org/index.php/JAFES/article/view/58

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Vol. 28 No. 1 (2013): May Issue

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Images in Endocrinology

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