Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Most cases of prepubertal gynecomastia are classified as idiopathic. However, an exogenous or endogenous hyperestrogenism (from estrogen producing testis or adrenal tumors) has always to be excluded. Other rare underlying endocrine causes are congenital adrenal hyperplasia, aromatase excess, hyperthyroidism and hyperprolactinemia1,2.We report a transient hyperprolactinemia, beside other ignored clinical and hormonal signs of estr...

Background: Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in children comes in different etiologies and can be either isolated or combined with other pituitary hormone deficiencies. The diversity in GHD types and the variable duration of GH therapy complicate assessments of long-term treatment outcome. We characterized GHD patients at the end of GH therapy in Belgium and Luxemburg and evaluated height and adiposity outcomes in relation to GHD type.Methods: Anthropomet...