ADULT PANHYPOPITUITARISM PRESENTING AS IDIOPATHIC GROWTH-HORMONE DEFICIENCY IN CHILDHOOD

被引:13
作者
CROWNE, EC
SHALET, SM
机构
[1] CHRISTIE HOSP & HOLT RADIUM INST,DEPT ENDOCRINOL,WILMSLOW RD,MANCHESTER M20 9BX,LANCS,ENGLAND
[2] ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDRENS HOSP,MANCHESTER M27 1HA,LANCS,ENGLAND
来源
ACTA PAEDIATRICA SCANDINAVICA | 1991年 / 80卷 / 02期
关键词
IDIOPATHIC GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; PANHYPOPITUITARISM; EVOLVING ENDOCRINOPATHY;
D O I
10.1111/j.1651-2227.1991.tb11844.x
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
We report two patients who presented in childhood with isolated growth hormone deficiency and in whom progressive loss of anterior function led to panhypopituitarism in early adult life. The need for continued follow-up and reassessment of pituitary function in adult life is stressed in the light of the natural history of these patients.
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页码:255 / 258
页数:4
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