Continuous growth with undetectable growth hormone level: one case of invisible pituitary stalk and literature review

VernacularTitle:生长激素缺乏但持续增高:垂体柄中断合并垂体多激素缺乏一例报告及文献复习
Author: Zhuona YIN ; Wensheng JIN ; Weiguo XU ; Aimin DENG ; Xia ZHAO ; Dandan SONG ; Song ZHANG ; Junwei LIU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Pituitary gland abnormalities; Hypopituitarism; Growth disorders; Growth hormone deficiency
From: Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2009;25(3):301-303
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Normal function of growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor Ⅰaxis is essential for linear growth after birth. A case of continuous growth with undetectable growth hormone level even under insulinhypoglycemia stimulation was reported. The growth hormone deficiency was due to pituitary stalk interruption combined with deficiency of multiple pituitary hormones. Taken together with reviewed literature, this so-called nongrowth hormone-dependent linear growth was preconditioned by other hormones, especially gonadotropin deficiency,and the unclosed epiphysis.