Klatka M, Kozyra K, Pola A, Rysz I. The coexistence of two independent disease units – Graves’ disease and growth hormone deficiency in a 13 year old female patient. Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism. 2016;22(4).
APA
Klatka, M., Kozyra, K., Pola, A., & Rysz, I. (2016). The coexistence of two independent disease units – Graves’ disease and growth hormone deficiency in a 13 year old female patient. Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, 22(4).
Chicago
Klatka, Maria, Katarzyna Kozyra, Agnieszka Pola, and Izabela Rysz. 2016. "The coexistence of two independent disease units – Graves’ disease and growth hormone deficiency in a 13 year old female patient". Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism 22 (4).
Harvard
Klatka, M., Kozyra, K., Pola, A., and Rysz, I. (2016). The coexistence of two independent disease units – Graves’ disease and growth hormone deficiency in a 13 year old female patient. Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, 22(4).
MLA
Klatka, Maria et al. "The coexistence of two independent disease units – Graves’ disease and growth hormone deficiency in a 13 year old female patient." Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, vol. 22, no. 4, 2016.
Vancouver
Klatka M, Kozyra K, Pola A, Rysz I. The coexistence of two independent disease units – Graves’ disease and growth hormone deficiency in a 13 year old female patient. Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism. 2016;22(4).
Introduction. Graves’ disease (MGB) is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in children and adolescents. This condition is more common in girls than boys, in a ratio of about 5:1. The coexistence of Graves’ disease (MGB) with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is not common. Much more often GHD connects with hypothyroidism. Case report. We present the case of 13-year old female patient with Graves’ disease, diagnosed at 10 years of age and growth hormone deficiency, which was confirmed at the age of 12. Currently, the girl was qualified to growth hormone therapy. Conclusions. 1) Described by our case is interesting because of the rarity of coexistence Graves’ disease with growth hormone deficiency. 2) GH deficiency often accompanies hypothyroidism. Note, however, that hyperthyroidism may be associated with short stature in the course of growth hormone deficiency. 3) The coexistence of endocrine disorders in childhood is not uncommon, so the diagnosis of one disease entity should not exclude further observation for the presence of other endocrine disorders.
Keywords
hyperthyroidism (Graves’disease), somatotropin hypopituitarism, development period
