Publication details

Může být urychlení růstu příčinou malé finální výšky?

Title in English Can the growth acceleration be the cause of short final height?
Authors

NOVOTNÁ Dana HRUBÁ Zuzana

Year of publication 2016
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Paediatric endocrinology news
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Paediatry
Keywords Short stature; 21- hydroxylase deficiency; secondary precocious puberty; gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist treatment
Description We are presenting the case report of the 6-years-old boy with significant growth rate acceleration during the last two years and clinical signs of isosexual precocious pseudopuberty due to 21- hydroxylase deficiency. Late diagnosis could be the cause of short final height due to enormous bone age acceleration and secondary activated central precocious puberty could even worsen the final height.

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