ea0016p586 | Paediatric endocrinology | ECE2008
Sartorato Paola
, Zulian Elisa
, Testa Miranda
, Albiger Nora
, Brunner Marie Eve
, De Marchi Cecilia
, Ferasin Sergio
, Mantero Franco
, Scaroni Carla
In the diagnosis of Cushings disease (CD) desmopressin (dDAVP) stimulation test may be a convenient and more readily available alternative to CRH test; however the sensibility and specificity of ACTH response to dDAVP test has been reported in adult patients inferior to CRH test. In childhood patients with CD there are no data for the use of dDAVP test in this clinical setting. We studied 9 patients ranging in age from 11 to 19 years (7 females and 2 males) with a suspec...