deficit di ormone della crescita

Il bambino con il naso a becco di uccello

Gauci MC, Portale G, di Cataldo G, Leone G, Gambilonghi F, di Nora A, Caruso M

2026/1 — pag. 24-26 — DOI

This report describes the case of an 8-year-old boy presenting with short stature and distinctive facial features, including microphthalmia, a “beak-shaped” nose and mandibular hypoplasia. A clinical diagnosis of Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome (HSS), ch...

Sfide endocrinologiche neonatali: un caso di ipopituitarismo congenito

Carabelli G, Sala Veni C, Cardani R, Salvatore S, Agosti M

2025/7 — pag. 194-195 — DOI

A full-term newborn delivered by urgent caesarean section developed persistent hypoglycemia within the first hours of life, along with hypotonia, poor feeding and prolonged jaundice. Endocrine evaluation revealed congenital hypopituitarism, confirmed...

Sembra un deficit di GH, e invece non lo è!

Casini F, Magenes VC, Guida G, Lonoce L, Pozzi E, Cocuccio C, Arrigoni S, Zuccotti G

2024/7 — pag. 142-143 — DOI

A 2.5-year-old girl was evaluated for poor growth. Despite low IGF-1 levels, GH deficiency was excluded. Further investigation revealed celiac disease, diagnosed via EGDS. After starting a gluten-free diet, catch-up growth was observed. The patient r...

I LAGH (ormoni della crescita long-acting): cosa sono e a chi proporli?

Rodaro C, Tornese G.

2024/6 — pag. 371-375 — DOI

Children with growth hormone deficiency are currently treated with daily injections of recombinant growth hormone. The burden of 365 injections per year and cold chain storage causes a poor medication adherence. Long-acting growth hormones were devel...

Un caso di ipopituitarismo in età infantile

Guida M, Malizia G, Ferrara D

2023/8 — pag. 146-150 — DOI

Hypopituitarism is often an evolutionary condition, which if not present at birth with the classic signs of severe hypoglycaemia, prolonged jaundice, bilateral cryptorchidism and / or micropenis and alterations of neurological development, causes a d...

Decifrare la bassa statura nei bambini

Chiarelli F, Castorani V, Polidori N

2021/3 — pag. 159-166 — DOI

Short stature is the most common cause of referral to paediatricians. Only a minority of children with short stature have an underlying pathology. Although well-established diagnostic and management paradigms do exist, recent advances in molecular te...

Se non annusi il problema...

M. Pavan, S. Naviglio, G. Cozzi, F. Faletra, C. Bertolini

2013/3

GH: è possibile migliorarne l’uso? Errori in corsia nella somministrazione dei farmaci Trucchi del mestiere La dieta mediterranea: “anch’io la voglio!”

2012/4 — pag. 215-217