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Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • baixa estatura
  • velocidade de crescimento deficitária
  • baixo para a altura-alvo
  • ausência do estirão de crescimento puberal e/ou puberdade tardia
  • sintomas de tumor no sistema nervoso central (suprasselar)
  • sintomas de outras disfunções hormonais hipofisárias
  • aparência facial característica

Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • parto instrumental
  • comprometimento visual
  • características dismórficas associadas
  • deficits neurológicos focais
  • hiperfagia/obesidade
  • temperatura desregulada/distúrbio do sono
  • problemas comportamentais

Fatores de risco

  • história familiar de DGH
  • outras deficiências hormonais hipofisárias
  • tumores/cistos do sistema nervoso central (SNC)
  • radioterapia
  • anomalias na linha média
  • doenças infiltrativas do SNC
  • complicações perinatais
  • trauma do SNC
  • distúrbio de sobrecarga de ferro preexistente
  • abuso infantil
  • infecções do SNC

Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • radiografia de punho
  • testes da função tireoidiana
  • fator de crescimento semelhante à insulina-1 (IGF-1) e proteína 3 de ligação ao IGF (IGFBP3)
  • testes da função hipofisária basais
  • perfil básico de hematologia e bioquímica

Investigações a serem consideradas

  • teste de provocação de hormônio do crescimento (GH)
  • ressonância nuclear magnética (RNM) cranioencefálica
  • tomografia computadorizada (TC) cranioencefálica/radiografia do crânio
  • avaliação hormonal hipofisária completa
  • encaminhamento a especialista
  • estudos genéticos
  • hormônio do crescimento (GH) aleatório

Algoritmo de tratamento

Colaboradores

Autores

Hoong-Wei Gan, BMedSci (Hons), BMBS, MSc, PhD, MRCPCH

Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

London

UK

Declarações

HWG is currently taking part in sponsored research (ongoing) for Pfizer Registry of Outcomes In GH Research (PROGRES). HWG has been previously invited to write a review article for The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology titled National UK guidelines for the management of paediatric craniopharyngioma for which he received financial compensation. HWG has been invited to give a lecture at the PE Connect Symposium, sponsored by an educational grant from Ipsen Ltd. He is an author of references cited in this topic.

Harshini Katugampola, BSc, MBBS, MSc, PhD, MRCPCH

Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

London

UK

Declarações

HK is an author of references cited in this topic.

Agradecimentos

Dr Hoong-Wei Gan and Dr Harshini Katugampola would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Ameeta Mehta, Professor Mehul T. Dattani, and Dr Kyriaki S. Alatzoglou, previous contributors to this topic.

Declarações

AM is an author of references cited in this topic. MTD received lecture fees from Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, and Ipsen; consultancy fees from Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Ipsen, and Sandoz; and was a member of a Novo Nordisk advisory board. Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Ferring, Ipsen, Lilly, Merck, and Serono have made financial contributions to MTD's departmental teaching programme. MTD declared that none of these activities are related to this topic. MTD is an author of references cited in this topic. KSA is an author of references cited in this topic.

Revisores

Martin Savage, MA, MD, FRCP, MRCPCH

Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology (Emeritus)

Department of Endocrinology

William Harvey Research Institute

St Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry

John Vane Science Centre

London

UK

Declarações

MS has received honoraria and consultancy payments from Ipsen, Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, and Merck Serono.

Paul Saenger, MD, MACE

Professor of Pediatrics

Department of Pediatrics (Endocrinology)

Montefiore Medical Center

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

New York

NY

Declarações

PS declares that he has no competing interests.

Referências

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Principais artigos

Hage C, Gan HW, Ibba A, et al. Advances in differential diagnosis and management of growth hormone deficiency in children. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2021 Oct;17(10):608-24. Resumo

GH Research Society. Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of growth hormone (GH) deficiency in childhood and adolescence: summary statement of the GH Research Society. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2000 Nov;85(11):3990-3.Texto completo  Resumo

Grimberg A, DiVall SA, Polychronakos C, et al. Guidelines for growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I treatment in children and adolescents: growth hormone deficiency, idiopathic short stature, and primary insulin-like growth factor-I deficiency. Horm Res Paediatr. 2016;86(6):361-97.Texto completo  Resumo

Yuen KCJ, Biller BMK, Radovick S, et al. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology guidelines for management of growth hormone deficiency in adults and patients transitioning from pediatric to adult care. Endocr Pract. 2019 Nov;25(11):1191-232.Texto completo  Resumo

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