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Hypertrichosis can be seen.

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Prolonged potent topical glucocorticoid therapy in infants can cause iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome. This case highlights the rarity of poor weight gain in iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome. A 17-month-old boy was referred to outpatients pediatric endocrine clinic for evaluation of growth failure. On presentation his weight was 9.7kg (5th percentile) an...

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... growth chart showed growth retardation that began at 11 months. He had a grossly moon- like face [ Figure 1], striae and hypertrichosis [ Figure 2] with thin skin in his genital area. There was no truncal obesity. ...
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... growth chart showed growth retardation that began at 11 months. He had a grossly moonlike face [ Figure 1], striae and hypertrichosis [ Figure 2] with thin skin in his genital area. There was no truncal obesity. ...

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