Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Childhood adrenocortical tumours (ACT) are extremely rare (world wide incidence: 0.3/million per year). Most affected are young girls – female:male 2:1, peak age at diagnosis – 3.5 years.Case report: A 2.5-year-old girl presented with a 4-month history of greasy hair, acne, and weight gain especially around face and upper shoulders. She had irritability, daytime lethargy, and night-time sleep disturbance. She later developed pubic...

Introduction: Childhood adrenocortical tumours (ACT) are extremely rare (worldwide incidence: 0.3/million per year). Most affected are young girls – female:male 2:1, peak age at diagnosis −3.5 years.Case report: A 2.5-year-old-girl presented with a 4-month history of greasy hair, acne, weight gain, especially around face and upper shoulders. She had irritability, daytime lethargy and night-time sleep disturbance. She later developed pubic hair...