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Growth Hormone in Children With Congenital Rubella Syndrome
Author(s) -
Ueda Kohji,
Tokugawa Ken,
Watanabe Noriaki
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1985.tb00685.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abnormality , congenital rubella syndrome , growth hormone , glucagon , endocrinology , hormone , insulin , pediatrics , arginine , rubella , immunology , measles , biochemistry , chemistry , amino acid , psychiatry , vaccination
Six 10‐year‐old boys with congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) were studied for their growth hormone levels as well as other endocrinological functions. All cases were observed to show normal responses after the insulin, arginine, or the propranolol‐glucagon tolerance tests. The other hormonal values were also observed to be normal. These results suggested that the postnatal growth retardation observed in CRS is not due to an endocrinological abnormality.