Effects of child- and adolescent-onset endogenous Cushing syndrome on bone mass, body composition, and growth: A 7-year prospective study into young adulthood

The long-term effects on bone and fat mass in children with endogenous CS are unknown. In 14 children followed for 3-7 years into young adulthood after cure of CS, whereas bone mass largely recovered, persisting increases in total body and visceral fat suggests an increase risk of the metabolic syndrome.