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Revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey
On-line version ISSN 1025-0255
Abstract
COLL-BUJARDON, Diosdado; CABRERA-FIGUEREDO, Ignacio; SELLEN-SANCHEN, Elizabeth and RODRIGUEZ-ROSA, Yipsi. Loss growth hormone as cause of short stature. AMC [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.4, e7154. Epub Aug 01, 2021. ISSN 1025-0255.
ABSTRACT
Background:
short stature is a common cause of preoccupation in parents and it’s a frequent shift complaint at Pediatric Endocrinology.
Objective:
to show the case of a teenager who had short stature due to loss growth hormone.
Case report:
a 12 years-old male teenager who came to Endocrinologist because of a short stature. Physical exam was normal meanwhile hormonal lab test shown loss growth hormone on two stimulated test (clonidine test and insulin-induced hypoglycemia).
Conclusions:
short stature due to loss growth hormone is a latent corrigible cause of that disorder.
Keywords : GROWTH HORMONE/deficiency; WEIGHT BY HEIGHT; ADOLESCENT; DWARFISM, PITUITARY; CASE REPORTS..
