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ea0017p22 | (1) | BSPED2008

Use of aromatase inhibitor in a boy with short stature and advanced bone age

Thankamony A , Dattani MT , Acerini CL , Hughes IA

Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) have been proposed as a modality in the treatment of short stature in boys. Improvement in final height and predicted final height has been observed in children with constitutional delay of growth and puberty and idiopathic short stature. AIs block the conversion of androgens to estrogens and thus may delay epiphyseal fusion and thereby prolong linear growth. We report our experience with the use of letrozole, a third generation AI, in a boy with gen...