172. Cutaneous Manifestations of Endocrine Disease
- Alan D. Irvine MD, FRCPI, FRCP2,3,
- Peter H. Hoeger MD4,5,
- Albert C. Yan MD, FAAP, FAAD6,7
Published Online: 24 MAY 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781444345384.ch172
Copyright © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title

Harper's Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology, Volume 1, 2, Third Edition
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How to Cite
Hogan, P. A. (2011) Cutaneous Manifestations of Endocrine Disease, in Harper's Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology, Volume 1, 2, Third Edition (eds A. D. Irvine, P. H. Hoeger and A. C. Yan), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444345384.ch172
Editor Information
- 2
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- 3
Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- 4
University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- 5
Catholic Children's Hospital Wilhelmstift, Hamburg, Germany
- 6
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 7
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Publication History
- Published Online: 24 MAY 2011
- Published Print: 3 JUN 2011
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405176958
Online ISBN: 9781444345384
- Summary
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Keywords:
- cutaneous manifestations - of endocrine disease;
- thyroid function disorders - hypothyroidism;
- congenital hypothyroidism, hypoplasia or aplasia - thyroid gland, stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor;
- histological finding in patient's skin - hypothyroidism, dermis infiltration;
- congenital hypothyroidism - newborn screening programmes, mean incidence of congenital hypothyroidism;
- hyperthyroidism in paediatric populations - autoimmune thyroid disease, or Graves disease;
- Addison disease, paediatric age group - reduced ACTH secretion;
- androgen excess, hyperandrogenaemia (HA) - adrenal disease, gonadal disease;
- insulin resistance (IR) - diminished biological response of peripheral tissues;
- hypopituitarism, global decrease - in pituitary hormone secretion
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Disorders of thyroid function
Disorders of the adrenal glands
Disorders of sex hormones
Insulin resistance
Diabetes mellitus
Growth hormone excess
Hypopituitarism
Growth hormone deficiency
Disorders of the parathyroid gland
Polyglandular autoimmune syndromes
Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes
The Carney complex
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