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MULTIPLE PITUITARY HORMONE DEFICIENCY CAUSED BY PIT-I MUTATION AND THE CHALLENGES OF MANAGEMENT IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY.

This article is from Annals of Ibadan Postgraduate Medicine , volume 6 . Abstract Background:: In most developing countries, childhood endocrine disorders are not as common as infections but they do occur. Multiple pituitary hormone deficiency (MPHD) is a known cause of familial short stature. This is very rarely diagnosed in Nigerian children.We describe the challenges of diagnosis and management of childhood endocrine conditions in a developing economy using a ten year old Nigerian girl with MPHD as an illustration. Methods:: Patient had auxological data suggestive of short stature. In order…