Hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction and Hirschsprung's disease in the Bardet-Biedl syndrome

G Radetti; R Frick; B Pasquino; G Mengarda; M O Savage

Hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction and Hirschsprung's disease in the Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Helv Paediatr Acta. 1988 Nov;43(3):249-52.

Authors

G Radetti¹, R Frick, B Pasquino, G Mengarda, M O Savage

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Ospedale Generale, Bolzano, Italy.

PMID: 3065301

Abstract

A child with the Bardet-Biedl syndrome associated with Hirschsprung's disease and multiple anterior pituitary hormone deficiencies is described. The importance of endocrine assessment of such patients who show disturbance of growth or puberty is emphasized.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Female
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / deficiency*
Gonadotropins, Pituitary / deficiency*
Hirschsprung Disease / metabolism*
Humans
Laurence-Moon Syndrome / metabolism*
Thyrotropin / deficiency*

Substances

Gonadotropins, Pituitary
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Thyrotropin