Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome: a rare cause for poor developmental growth in children.

A 7-years–6-months old boy presented to the endocrinology clinic with complaints of poor weight and height gain, which was first observed by the parents when the child was 5 years old. The child was born out of a non-consanguineous marriage by caesarean section due to breech presentation. His birth weight was 2.35 kg. He had no perinatal complications like jaundice, dehydration or hypoglycaemia. On recent examination, his weight, height and body mass index were 15.8 kg (