Growth hormone deficiency and empty sella in DIDMOAD syndrome: an endocrine study.
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Two girls with DIDMOAD syndrome are presented. One also had severe megaloblastic-sideroblastic anaemia and the other several neurological manifestations. Both were short with defective growth hormone secretion. Computed tomography revealed empty sella in both girls; one had widespread atrophic cortical and cerebellar changes. High doses of thiamine improved the anaemia in the first case, increased C peptide secretion in both, but had no effect on the neurological abnormalities.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 73 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995