Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Van Wyk-Grumbach syndrome was first described in 1960 in patients presenting with long standing juvenile hypothyroidism, delayed bone age and precocious puberty. Literature review indicates only few cases reported in males compared to females. We are reporting this case in a male patient who presented with short stature.Case: A 7.25-year-old boy was referred for endocrine opinion due to short stature. He had not grown over the last 18 month...

Hypopituitarism is a condition of inadequate or absent production of the anterior pituitary hormones (http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/923789-overview). We report a case of newborn with hypocortisolaemia in whom starting hydrocortisone unveiled diabetes insipidus and panhypopituitarism.Case presentation: A term baby girl born by normal delivery to Caucasian parents presented with po...