Hormone resistance in children: what primary care physicians need to know

Acta Biomed. 2021 Sep 2;92(4):e2021255. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92i4.11613.

Abstract

Hormone resistance is defined as a reduced or absence of target tissues responsiveness to a hormone, where the presentation is related to either a relative lack or excess of hormones. Various disorders of hormone resistance were encountered including, Laron syndrome, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, thyroid hormone resistance syndrome, pseudohypoparathyroidism, insulin resistance, familial glucocorticoid deficiency, pseudohypoaldosteronism, X linked hypophosphatemic rickets and androgen insensitivity syndrome. The article gives a summary that presents, in concentrated form, what the primary care physicians need to know about recognition, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of various hormone resistance in children.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Diabetes Insipidus, Nephrogenic*
  • Hormones
  • Humans
  • Insulin Resistance*
  • Male
  • Physicians, Primary Care*

Substances

  • Hormones