Hypopituitarism in Children Causing Short Stature

Sign/Symptoms
Eye: Vision Impairment Growth Impairment or Stunted Headache (Cephalgia) Mind: Developmental Delay Muscle Weakness Short Stature Thirst Urination of Large Volume of Urine (Polyuria) Vomiting

Drugs

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Attributes
Age = Child

Further Tests
Eosinophils Count Eosinophils (Increased) Glucose, Blood (Fasting Blood Glucose) Glucose (Blood) (Decreased) Glucose, Blood (Post Prandiol Blood Glucose Test, 2 Hour Post Meal Blood Glucose) Glucose (Blood) (Decreased) Glucose, Blood (Random Blood Glucose Test) Glucose (Blood) (Decreased) Insulin Concentration (Insulin Assay, Serum Insulin) Insulin (Decreased) Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Concentration Luteinizing Hormone (LH) (Decreased) Somatotropin Concentration Test Cortisol (Decreased) Thyroxine (Free T4) Concentration Thyroxine Index (Free T4) (Decreased) Thyroxine (Total T4) Concentration Thyroxine (Total T4) (Decreased) Thyroxine (Total T4) (Decreased) Triiodothyronine (Free T3) Concentration Triiodothyronine (Free T3) (Decreased) Triiodothyronine (Total T3) Concentration Triiodothyronine (Total T3) (Decreased) Triiodothyronine (Total T3) (Decreased) Triiodothyronine Uptake Test Triiodothyronine Uptake Percentage (Decreased) Urine Hydroxyproline Concentration Hydroxyproline (Urine Excretion Rate) (Decreased)

Summary References

Treatments

1. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec12/ch151/ch151e.html?qt=Hypopituitarism%20&alt=sh#sec12-ch151-ch151e-122

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3. Arafah BM, Nasrallah MP (December 2001). "Pituitary tumors: pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and management" (PDF). Endocr. Relat. Cancer 8 (4): 287–305. doi:10.1677/erc.0.0080287

4. van Aken MO, Lamberts SW (2005). "Diagnosis and treatment of hypopituitarism: an update". Pituitary 8 (3-4): 183–91. doi:10.1007/s11102-006-6039-z

5. Prabhakar VK, Shalet SM (April 2006). "Aetiology, diagnosis, and management of hypopituitarism in adult life". Postgrad Med J 82 (966): 259–66. doi:10.1136/pgmj.2005.039768. PMID 16597813

6. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/438527_10

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