Evidence of polyglandular involvement in Niemann-Pick disease type B

P Strisciuglio; S Di Maio; G Parenti; A Franzese; P Lubrano; A Mariano; G Andria

doi:10.1007/BF00444957

Evidence of polyglandular involvement in Niemann-Pick disease type B

Eur J Pediatr. 1987 Jul;146(4):431-3. doi: 10.1007/BF00444957.

Authors

P Strisciuglio¹, S Di Maio, G Parenti, A Franzese, P Lubrano, A Mariano, G Andria

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, 2nd School of Medicine, University of Naples, Italy.

PMID: 2820735
DOI: 10.1007/BF00444957

Abstract

We report a girl with Niemann-Pick disease type B in whom short stature was recorded over a long period. Association of short stature with the presence of a polyglandular involvement in this patient is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / blood
Dwarfism, Pituitary / diagnosis*
Endocrine System Diseases / diagnosis*
Female
Growth Hormone / deficiency
Humans
Hydrocortisone / blood
Niemann-Pick Diseases / diagnosis*
Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase / deficiency

Substances

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Growth Hormone
Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase
Hydrocortisone