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A Current Perspective on Delayed Puberty and Its Management

Delayed puberty is defined as the lack of development of secondary sex characteristics in childhood. Based on a review of the literature, delayed puberty can be divided into three main categories: (i) hypergonadotropic hypogonadism (congenital and ...
BESCİ, ÖZGE, ABACI, AYHAN
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Diagnosis of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children: Comparative Performance of Arginine Versus Glucagon as the First Stimulation Test

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) diagnosis typically requires the performance of two sequential stimulation tests. Glucagon stimulation test (GST) and arginine stimulation test (AST) are widely used. This study aimed to determine the most suitable order of tests.
David Shaki, Daria Shvarts, Eli Hershkovitz, Lior Carmon, Hazan Guy, Bachar Yoav, Alon Haim   +6 more
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Macroprolactinomas as cause of delayed puberty.

, 1996
About 3-5% of pituitary tumors occur in pediatric patients, often showing a considerable severity during childhood and puberty and major difficulties in their therapeutic management.
FERRETTI, ELISABETTA, MINNITI G., JAFFRAIN REA M. L., . TAMBURRANO G., GULINO, Alberto   +4 more
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Pubertal Dynamics of Sertoli and Leydig Cell Dysfunction in Klinefelter Syndrome

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Context Klinefelter syndrome (KS), defined by a 47, XXY karyotype, is commonly associated with progressive testicular failure. The precise timing of Sertoli and Leydig cell dysfunction during puberty remains unclear. Objective To determine the onset and progression of testicular insufficiency during puberty in KS, and to assess whether ...
Tredez Axelle, Christine Lefevre, Simon Boussion, Cindy Colson, Iva Gueorguieva, Francois Marcelli, Anne Laure Barbotin, Pascal Pigny, Hamza Benderradji, Clara Leroy   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Growth Hormone Treatment Response and Machine Learning‐Based Prediction in Idiopathic GHD and ISS: Analysis of the Korean LG Growth Study

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Individual responses to recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) therapy vary widely among children with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency (iGHD) and idiopathic short stature (ISS), making accurate prediction of treatment outcomes clinically important.
Jisun Park, Eun Young Joo, Su Jin Kim, Myung Ji Yoo, Ji Eun Lee   +4 more
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Challenges in Diagnosing Central Adrenal Insufficiency in Children: Cortisol‐Stimulating Tests are Safe and Often Required

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The accuracy and safety of cortisol‐stimulating tests (CSTs) for assessing hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis integrity, including the diagnosis of central adrenal insufficiency (CAI), in children remain uncertain. Although these tests can simultaneously evaluate cortisol and growth hormone secretion, the present study ...
Mariana Peduti Halah, Ana Carolina Maia Teodózio, Davi Casale Aragon, Paula Conde Lamparelli Elias, Margaret de Castro, Ayrton Custodio Moreira, Sonir Rauber Antonini   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severe enduring anorexia nervosa with significant height increase in adulthood: A case report. [PDF]

PCN Rep
Michiba F, Kozuki H, Tose K, Yamauchi T, Keidai A, Murai T, Isobe M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Comparing Foster and Non‐Foster Adolescents: A Pilot Study on Relationships and Psychological Difficulties

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adolescents experience substantial changes in their close relationships, which are linked to psychological adjustment. Research on relationships among adolescents in foster care is limited, especially in Germany. This pilot study (N = 30; 15 in foster families, 15 in biological families) explored how relationship qualities—measured by the ...
Julia Festini, Gottfried Spangler, Sandra Gabler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diffuse CD30‐Positive Cutaneous Infiltrate in a Clinically Suspected Hidradenitis Suppurativa Lesion: Histopathologic and Diagnostic Challenges

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder affecting apocrine gland–bearing areas. We report a 38‐year‐old male with a lesion in the left axilla, initially clinically interpreted as HS and resistant to antibiotics.
R. Gervasi, G. L. Piazzetta, G. Soluri, C. Scigliano, C. Pelaia, V. Zuccalà, C. Gentile, N. Lobello, E. Allegra, E. Chiarella, N. Innaro   +10 more
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Relationship between kisspeptin-10, neurokinin B and dynorphin A in the course of normal and delayed puberty in ewes. [PDF]

J Vet Res
Szysiak N, Kosior-Korzecka U, Greguła-Kania M, Patkowski K, Fila M, Junkuszew A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source