A Case of Cushing's Syndrome in a Child, due to Adrenocortical Adenoma

J. S. Bliek (Pediatric Department, Bethesda Hospital, Yogyakarta)

Paediatrica Indonesiana
Vol 14 No 7-8 (1974): July - August 1974

Cushing's syndrome, though un-common in infants and children,should be considered in the evaluationof children with obesity. The clinicalfeatures of this disorder are familiarto most physicians, not least of allthe identical pattern as the results ofprolonged therapeutic administrationof cortisone.