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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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| Issue : 7 | Page : 253-254 |
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Congenital hypopituitarism and renal failure
Gaurav Atreja1, Porus Bustani2
1 Department of Neonatal Medicine, Sheffield Children's Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
2 North Trent Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Jessop Wing, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Correspondence Address:
Gaurav Atreja
Department of Neonatal Medicine, Sheffield Children's Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield
United Kingdom
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DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.84879
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Congenital hypopituitarism is potentially fatal in the newborn period but treatable if the diagnosis is made early. We report a neonate who presented with hypothermia and severe hypoglycemia. He also had undescended testis and micropenis. Initial screening revealed panhypopituitarism, which was corrected promptly. He developed renal failure due to initial cardiovascular compromise related to hypotension but recovered quickly with standard management. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed absent stalk of anterior pituitary. |
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