RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145455805
T1 Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145455805
RD 2024/04/19
AB Characterized  by  decreased  growth  velocity  and  delayed  skeletal  maturation  in  the  absence  of  other  explanationsMay  be  isolated  or  coexist  with  other  pituitary  hormone  deficienciesMay  be  congenital  (septo-optic  dysplasia  or  ectopic  posterior  pituitary),  genetic  (GH  or  GHRH  gene  mutation),  or  acquired  (craniopharyngioma,  germinoma,  histiocytosis,  or  cranial  irradiation)Idiopathic  GH  deficiency  is  the  most  common  deficiency  state  with  an  incidence  of  about  1:4000  children