scholarly journals Differential diagnosis between constitutional delay of growth and puberty, idiopathic growth hormone deficiency and congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: a clinical challenge for the pediatric endocrinologist

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena GALAZZI ◽  
Luca G. PERSANI
Keyword(s):  
Growth Hormone ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Growth Hormone Deficiency ◽  
Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism ◽  
Hormone Deficiency ◽  
Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism ◽  
Clinical Challenge ◽  
Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency ◽  
Pediatric Endocrinologist ◽  
Constitutional Delay

Growth Hormone Deficiency in Twins: Three Cases with Normal Co-twins

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 486-488
Author(s):  
Alan N. Lindsay ◽  
Margaret H. MacGillivray ◽  
Mary L. Voorhess
Keyword(s):  
Growth Hormone ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Growth Hormone Deficiency ◽  
Vaginal Bleeding ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Hormone Deficiency ◽  
Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency ◽  
History Of ◽  
Major Discrepancy ◽  
Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding

Idiopathic growth hormone deficiency is unusual in twin sibships. We report three twins with growth hormone deficiency whose co-twins are growing normally and have no evidence of hypothalamicpituitary dysfunction. It is likely that the affected children sustained perinatal insult. The data illustrate that idiopathic growth hormone deficiency should be considered in the differential diagnosis when there is a major discrepancy in height between twins. CASE REPORTS Case 1 Male twins I were born at 36 weeks' gestation to a 27-year-old gravida 3, para 2. There was no history of abnormal vaginal bleeding, infection or, toxemia. Labor was spontaneous and lasted two hours.

Final height of patients with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency after long-term growth hormone treatment

1989 ◽  
Vol 120 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itsuro Hibi ◽  
Toshiaki Tanaka ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Growth Hormone ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Growth Hormone Deficiency ◽  
Final Height ◽  
Standard Deviation Score ◽  
Hormone Deficiency ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Deviation Score ◽  
Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency ◽  
Group A

Abstract. One hundred and 8 patients with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency with spontaneous pubertal maturation (group A), were followed until they reached their final height after hGH treatment lasting between 2 and 11.1 (average 5.5) years. Their standard deviation scores of final height averaged 3.3 sd below the population mean, which was significantly lower than 1.1 standard deviation below the mean in 29 GH deficient patients without spontaneous puberty (group B) who were treated with hGH and sex hormones. The presence of gonadal function was found to be unbeneficial for final height. The final height of the patients in both groups was not related to either 1) age at the start of hGH treatment, 2) age at the onset of puberty, or 3) the duration of hGH treatment. It was, however, significantly related to the standard deviation score of height at the start of hGH treatment in both groups and to that of height at the onset of puberty in group A. The findings demonstrated that earlier introduction of hGH treatment resulted in earlier onset of puberty in group A, because the chronological age at the onset of puberty was positively correlated to the chronological age at the start of hGH treatment. It was also confirmed that the later puberty began, the taller the final height in GH deficient patients who had the same degree of standard deviation score of height for chronological age before puberty.

scholarly journals Prediction Model of Total Pubertal Growth in Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency: Analysis of Data from KIGS

2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael B. Ranke ◽  
David D. Martin ◽  
Anders Lindberg ◽  
o on behalf of the KIGS International Board
Keyword(s):  
Growth Hormone ◽  
Prediction Model ◽  
Growth Hormone Deficiency ◽  
Hormone Deficiency ◽  
Pubertal Growth ◽  
Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency
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