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HYPERBILIRUBINAEMIA AND IDIOPATHIC HYPOPITUITARISM IN THE NEWBORN PERIOD
Author(s) -
DROP S. L. S.,
COLLE E.,
GUYDA H. J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1979.tb05003.x
Subject(s) - hypopituitarism , medicine , growth hormone , pediatrics , somatomedin , period (music) , endocrinology , hormone , physics , acoustics
. Two infants with idiopathic panhypopituitarism presented with severe neonatal hypoglycaemia, hepatomegaly and hyperbilirubinaemia (direct and indirect). Abnormal liver function tests returned to normal over a 5–8 month period. The growth rate in the absence of detectable growth hormone was 50% of normal during the first 6 months. The effect of growth hormone on somatomedin levels and growth rate during the first year of life in one of the infants is described.