IMPE Abstracts

Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is a rare pediatric endocrine disorder. Most cases originate from pituitary lesions and less than 1% are caused by ectopic ACTH-secreting tumors. A previously healthy 9-year-old girl developed abrupt weight gain, Cushingoid phenotype, and behavior changes over 5 months. Subsequently, she developed fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain, abnormal gait, and myalgia. She was admitted to a local hospital with symptomatic hypokalemia requiring IV potassium co...

Differences of sex development (DSD) with asymmetrical overgrowth is a very rare condition that can be secondary to a chromosomal mosaicism (ChM). ChM is usually a post zygote event and arises when two or more cell lines with different chromosomal constitutions are present in the same individual. Usually distinctive methodologies approaches are required to reach the diagnosis. Our objective is to describe a patient with asymmetrical overgrowth and DSD and the methodological st...