A congenital hypopituitarism infant presented with unexplained hypoglycemia
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Congenital hypopituitarism may present with non-specific symptoms, so it is difficult to diagnose in newborn infants. If hypopituitarism cannot be recognized, recurrent hypoglycemia can occur, leading to permanent brain damage. At 14 hours of age, a 2.9 kg, female infant, born at 35 weeks of gestation, presented with respiratory distress caused by hypoglycemia. She had no risk factor to develop hypoglycemia, therefore, evaluation of her pituitary function was performed. The investigations revealed combined pituitary hormone deficiencies. This reported case illustrates unexplained hypoglycemia as a clue of congenital hypopituitarism.
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