Endocrine Abstracts

Background: GH deficiency due to iron overload is well known in thalassaemic children, yet this association has not been described in children with haemochromatosis.Case report and methods: We report on a girl who was first seen at the age of 9.6 years (height 117.5 cm, −3.3 SDS, weight 21 kg, −2.5 SDS). She had a normal physical examination and was prepubertal. Target height-SDS was −0.9. Her bone age was delayed by 10 months. IGF1 was...