ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences
Causes of short stature in Pakistani children found at an Endocrine Center.
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- Effects of high-dose recombinant human growth hormone treatment on IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels in idiopathic dwarfism patients.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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- Use of whole exome sequencing for identification of genetic variants related to Growth Hormone Deficiency and Short Stature: A Family-Based Study.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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- Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of growth impairment among Saudi children and adolescents.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveShort stature is defined as height below 3
methodsA retrospective study was conducted at WILCARE Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Lahore on 70 well-nourished children/adolescents. The patients had been evaluated clinically, biochemically and radiologically as needed. Biochemical testing included hormonal testing as well to detect endocrine causes. Data was entered and analyzed in SPSS 20.0.
resultsLeading cause of short stature in our population was Growth Hormone (GH) deficiency seen in 48 out of 70 (69%) patients. Second most common endocrine abnormality seen in these patients was Vitamin D deficiency [44 out of 70 patients (63%)]. Primary hypothyroidism; pan-hypopituitarism & adrenal insufficiency were other endocrine causes. The weight for age was below 3
conclusionGrowth hormone and Vitamin D deficiency constitute one of the major causes of short stature among well-nourished children with short stature in Pakistan.
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