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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 9/2014

01-09-2014 | Scientific Letter

Cushing’s Disease Developing Independently from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Authors: Masaki Yamamoto, Tsukasa Hori, Naoki Hatakeyama, Keita Igarashi, Hotaka Kamasaki, Takako Takeuchi, Yoshihiro Minamida, Masahiko Wanibuchi, Hiroyuki Tsutsumi, Nobuhiro Suzuki

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 9/2014

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To the Editor: Cushing’s disease (CD) is a rare disorder especially in childhood and adolescence [1]. New patients develop at a rate of 1.2–1.7 per million population per year and the median age is 41.4 y with a female: male ratio of 2.7:1 [2]. Although Cushing’s syndrome (CS) occasionally complicates central nervous system (CNS) leukemia [3‐5], the association between CD and leukemia has seldom been reported. …
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Hyman CB, Bogle JM, Brubaker CA, et al. Central nervous system involvement by leukemia in children. I. Relationship to systemic leukemia and description of clinical and laboratory manifestations. Blood. 1965;25:1–12.PubMed
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Danon M, Beckman EN, Kase JC, et al. Cushing’s syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Am J Dis Child. 1978;132:888–92.PubMed
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Metadata
Title
Cushing’s Disease Developing Independently from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Authors
Masaki Yamamoto
Tsukasa Hori
Naoki Hatakeyama
Keita Igarashi
Hotaka Kamasaki
Takako Takeuchi
Yoshihiro Minamida
Masahiko Wanibuchi
Hiroyuki Tsutsumi
Nobuhiro Suzuki
Publication date
01-09-2014
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 9/2014
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-013-1238-x

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