The effect of growth hormone treatment on stature in Aarskog syndrome

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 1999 Mar-Apr;12(2):161-5. doi: 10.1515/jpem.1999.12.2.161.

Abstract

We describe 19 males with Aarskog syndrome who were treated with growth hormone (GH) and enrolled in the National Cooperative Growth Study (NCGS). There was a significant increase in both growth rate (3.9 +/- 1.9 cm/yr vs 8.9 +/- 1.7 cm/yr, p < 0.001) and height SD score (change in HtSDS = 1.0 +/- 0.8). The increase in HtSDS was dependent on treatment duration, frequency of injections, weight-for-height SDS, and HtSDS at enrollment. The results of our study suggest a positive effect of GH treatment on growth and adult height in Aarskog syndrome patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Determination by Skeleton
  • Body Height / drug effects*
  • Child
  • Craniofacial Abnormalities / diagnosis
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Dwarfism / diagnosis
  • Dwarfism / therapy*
  • Genitalia, Male / abnormalities
  • Growth / drug effects
  • Growth Hormone / administration & dosage
  • Growth Hormone / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Syndrome
  • Time

Substances

  • Growth Hormone