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ey0018.13-13 | Endocrinology | ESPEYB18

13.13. Aetiologies and clinical patterns of hypopituitarism in Sudanese children

SS Hassan , R Mukhwana , S Musa , AAB Ibrahim , O Babiker , MA Abdullah

Sudan J Paediatr 2021;21:53–60. doi: 10.24911/SJP.106-1588448825– This paper describes the characteristics of 156 children and adolescents with hypopituitarism from 2 hospitals in Sudan– Congenital causes (86.5%) were more prevalent than acquired causes (13.5%)– Consanguinity was found in 77.8% of patients overall and 91% of patients with congenital aetiologies. The...