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Hypopituitarism in Children Causing Short Stature
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Condition overview
Attributes
Ageis Child
Linked signs and symptoms
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Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
18Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Surgery
3Medical therapy
9- Gonadotropin TherapyWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Growth Hormone ReplacementWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Radiation TreatmentWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Thryoid Hormone ReplacementWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Thryoid Hormone ReplacementWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Transpenoidal Pituitary Tumour ExcisionWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Treat Underlying DisorderWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Tumour DebulkingWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Tumour ExcisionWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
13These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- Eosinophils Count
- Glucose, Blood (Fasting Blood Glucose)
- Glucose, Blood (Post Prandiol Blood Glucose Test, 2 Hour Post Meal Blood Glucose)
- Glucose, Blood (Random Blood Glucose Test)
- Insulin Concentration (Insulin Assay, Serum Insulin)
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Concentration
- Somatotropin Concentration Test
- Thyroxine (Free T4) Concentration
- Thyroxine (Total T4) Concentration
- Triiodothyronine (Free T3) Concentration
- Triiodothyronine (Total T3) Concentration
- Triiodothyronine Uptake Test
- Urine Hydroxyproline Concentration
Biological and test markers
11This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
1Often decreased
10- CortisolReference range exampleAll: 20–100 µg/dL; Adult ( > 16y): 0–650 nmol/LLinked diagnostic tests4ACTH Stimulation Test (Stimulation With Cosyntropin, Measuring Rise in Cortisol)
- Glucose (Blood)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 3–6.1 mmol/L; Adult ( > 16y): 0–6.1 mmol/LLinked diagnostic tests11fasting Blood Glucose Test, Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT
- Hydroxyproline (Urine Excretion Rate)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 14–45 mg/24hrs; Adult ( > 16y), Female: 0.4–2.9 mg/2hrsLinked diagnostic tests2Urine Amino Acid Concentration, Urine Hydroxyproline Concentration
- InsulinReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 3–15 µIU/mL; Adult ( > 16y): 6–28 µIU/mLLinked diagnostic tests1Insulin Concentration (Insulin Assay, Serum Insulin)
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 3–56 units/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 1.2–8 units/LLinked diagnostic tests1Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Concentration
- Thyroxine (Total T4)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 6–12 µg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 5–12 µg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Thyroxine (Total T4) Concentration
- Thyroxine Index (Free T4)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0.007–0.023 ng/mLLinked diagnostic tests1Thyroxine (Free T4) Concentration
- Triiodothyronine (Free T3)Reference range example2.7–4.9 pg/mLLinked diagnostic tests1Triiodothyronine (Free T3) Concentration
- Triiodothyronine (Total T3)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 1.1–2.43 ng/mL; Adult ( > 16y): 1–2.1 ng/mLLinked diagnostic tests1Triiodothyronine (Total T3) Concentration
- Triiodothyronine Uptake PercentageReference range exampleAll: 25–38 %Linked diagnostic tests1Triiodothyronine Uptake Test
Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Hypopituitarism in Children Causing Short Stature
Summary References
Treatments
1. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec12/ch151/ch151e.html?qt=Hypopituitarism%20&alt=sh#sec12-ch151-ch151e-122
2. Schneider HJ, Aimaretti G, Kreitschmann-Andermahr I, Stalla GK, Ghigo E (April 2007). "Hypopituitarism". Lancet 369 (9571): 1461–70. doi:
Arafah BM, Nasrallah MP (December 2001). "Pituitary tumors: pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and management" (PDF). Endocr. Relat. Cancer 8 (4): 287–305. doi:
van Aken MO, Lamberts SW (2005). "Diagnosis and treatment of hypopituitarism: an update". Pituitary 8 (3-4): 183–91. doi:
Prabhakar VK, Shalet SM (April 2006). "Aetiology, diagnosis, and management of hypopituitarism in adult life". Postgrad Med J 82 (966): 259–66. doi:. PMID 16597813
6. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/438527_10