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International Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care Volume 4 (2018), Article ID 4:IJPNC-145, 4 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2018/145
Research Article
Special Issue: Perinatal Management of Congenital Anomalies
Congenital Hypopituitarism in Saudi Arabia: Is it That Rare?

Rushaid NA Al-Jurayyan1, Sharifah DA Al-Issa2, Reem AH AlKhalifah2, Hessa MN Al-Otaibi2, Nasir AM Al-Jurayyan2,*

1Departments of radiolology and medical imaging, College of medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2Departments of pediatrics, College of medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Nasir AM Al-Jurayyan, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, P.O Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia, Tel: 00966505400592; E-mail: njurayyan@gmail.com
21 October 2018; 05 December 2018; 07 December 2018
Al-Jurayyan RN, Al-Issa SD, AlKhalifah RA, Al-Otaibi HM, Al-Jurayyan NA, et al. (2018) Congenital Hypopituitarism in Saudi Arabia: Is it That Rare?. Int J Pediatr Neonat Care 4: 145. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2018/145

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