Evaluation of an Infant with Cholestasis and Congenital Hypopituitarism

Beg, Wahhaj; Karjoo, Sara; Karjoo, Manoochehr

doi:10.22038/ijp.2017.25561.2174

Evaluation of an Infant with Cholestasis and Congenital Hypopituitarism

Authors

Wahhaj Beg ¹

Sara Karjoo ²

Manoochehr Karjoo ³

¹ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Connecticut, USA.

² Assistant professor, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, St Petersburg, Florida, USA.

³ Pediatrician and Gastroenterologist Upstate Medical University, Syracuse New York USA.

10.22038/ijp.2017.25561.2174

Abstract

We are reporting an infant with persistent abnormal liver function, neonatal jaundice, and intermittent hypoglycemia. Evaluation confirmed congenital hypopituitarism, in the absence of congenital anomalies and midline defect. His jaundice and abnormal liver function improved after treatment with Levothyroxine and hydrocortisone.

Keywords

Infant

Jaundice

hypoglycemia

Hypothyroidism