[Ketotic hypoglycemia revealing isolated human growth hormone deficiency (author's transl)].
Case report of isolated hGH deficiency whose first clinical symptom was an episode of hypoglycemia with with ketosis at the age of 8 months. Making such a diagnosis is useful because it leads to hGH treatment which, in addition to stimulating growth, prevents the recurrence of hypoglycemic accidents.
D000138:Acidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency*; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D007662:Ketosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence
D013006:Growth Hormone
Hypoglycémie avec cétose révélatrice d'un déficit isolé en hormone de croissance.