Hypoglycemia due to sedation following clonidine test for growth hormone reserve.
Life-threatening hypoglycemia following insulin administration to assess growth hormone secretory capacity in children with hypopituitarism is well known. We report hypoglycemic convulsions in a child with congenital hypopituitarism after the administration of clonidine to assess growth hormone reserve.
Sridhar
G R
GR
Endocrine and Diabetes Centre, Visakhapatnam, India.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003000:Clonidine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000175:diagnosis; D010901:Pituitary Function Tests; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000378:metabolism
D013006:Growth Hormone; D003000:Clonidine