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Absolutely they can, but peds paitients typically only make up about 10% of what is a very rare disease to begin with. My 5 and 1/2 year old daughter underwent a bilateral adrenalectomy at the National Institutes of Health in April this year (09) for cushing's disease. Her doctor, Constantine Stratackis, is the leading peds Doctor Who deals with this disease. It can be very difficult to diagnose (took us three trips and 29 days), but can be cured by treatment. You can go to www.csrf.net for more information on cushing's disease.

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