Endocrine Abstracts

Background: TSH surge is the most sensitive test currently available for confirming the diagnosis of central hypothyroidism, a hidden cause of idiopathic short stature.Objective: Studying the nocturnal TSH surge in children with the idiopathic shot stature.Patients and method: The study included 30 healthy children (10–18 years) as a control group and 30 children of matching age and sex with ISS as a patients group. TSH was me...