Key result
MRI imaging in a 3-year-old child with poor growth revealed congenital adenohypophyseal hypoplasia requiring long-term follow-up for potential hormonal deficits.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the importance of MRI imaging in diagnosing congenital adenohypophyseal hypoplasia in children presenting with poor growth.
May prompt MRI consideration in unexplained pediatric growth failure; leaves open broader screening validation.
Hypopituitarism is often an evolutionary condition, which if not present at birth with the classic signs of severe hypoglycaemia, prolonged jaundice, bilateral cryptorchidism and / or micropenis and alterations of neurological development, causes a delay in diagnosis with disabling consequences. The paper describes the case of a child of 3 years and 2 months presenting with poor growth and reduction of growth speed. After clinical and laboratory diagnosis, MRI imaging was performed showing the presence of congenital adenohypophyseal hypoplasia that must be followed over time for the possible development of other hormonal deficits.
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Guida et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Hypopituitarism (n=1). MRI imaging was evaluated on Diagnosis of congenital adenohypophyseal hypoplasia. MRI imaging in a 3-year-old child with poor growth revealed congenital adenohypophyseal hypoplasia requiring long-term follow-up for potential hormonal deficits.
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