Thyrotoxicosis in a 13-year-old girl following pituitary adenectomy for Cushing's disease

Clin Case Rep. 2017 Jul 6;5(8):1341-1343. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1049. eCollection 2017 Aug.

Abstract

Our objective is to report a case of thyrotoxicosis following pituitary adenectomy for Cushing's disease, the only pediatric case to our knowledge. No thyroid antibodies were detected, and the thyrotoxicosis was successfully treated for 3 months with no relapse after 5 years of follow-up. The cause of thyrotoxicosis remains unknown.

Keywords: Cushing's disease; pituitary; pituitary adenectomy; postoperative thyrotoxicosis; thyroid.

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