Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Growth Hormone deficiency (GHD) is a rare etiology of short stature. The lack of early diagnosis and adequate treatment have adverse consequences, especially the small final height with the resulting psychological impact. The aim of this study is to identify some of the predictive factors influencing stature gain during the first year of GH therapy.Matherials and methods: This is a retrospective and analytical study regarding 36 children wi...

Introduction: Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a non-exceptional cause of short stature. Hormonal evaluation and hypothalamic-pituitary MRI are essential to establish the etiological diagnostic. The objective of our study is to assess the different pituitary lesions found in a group of children with GHD.Patients and methods: This is a retrospective longitudinal study of 36 cases of GHD who underwent pituitary MRI examination collected in the Endocrinol...

Introduction: Hypovitaminosis D is prevalent in children with growth hormone deficiency. Infants and young children are special risk groups of vitamin D deficiency due to their rapid growth with high nutritional requirements. The lack of early diagnosis and adequate treatment have adverse outcomes. It impairs particularly bone maturation and increases metabolic risk. The purpose of our study is to assess the vitamin D status of children followed up for GHD in the Endocrinology...

IntroductionTurner syndrome is a rare condition that affects only females. It results when one of the X chormoses is missing or partially missing. It can cause short height, ovarian failure, heart defects and other complications. It is an indication for growth hormone treatment. The aim of our study is to evaluate the statural growth over one year in turnerian patients treated with growth hormone.Materials and methods<p class="...

IntroductionIdiopathic short stature is a condition in which the height of the individual is more than 2 standard deviation below the corresponding mean height for a given age, sex and population, in whom no identifiable disorder is present. The aim of this study is to describe the vitamin D profile of patients followed up for idiopathic short stature in the endocrinology department of Mohamed VI University Hospital Center.Material...