Pubertal growth in children with chronic renal failure on conservative treatment.
The pubertal growth spurt was followed for at least 3 years in 5 boys and 6 girls with chronic renal failure on conservative treatment. The peak height velocity averaged 8.6 cm/year (range 5.8-10.1 cm/year) in males and 8.2 cm/year (range 6.4-11.5 cm/year) in females. In none was the pubertal growth spurt below the 3rd percentile for chronological age. At the end of the follow-up period, all patients but 2 had stature within the normal limits of parental target. The relative variation of height averaged - 0.013 standard deviation scores per year. On the whole, the pubertal growth spurt was normal in subjects with chronic renal failure on conservative treatment.
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Department of Pediatrics, Second University of Naples, Italy.
La Manna
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Iovene
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Stabile
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D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003401:Creatine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006128:Growth / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood; D011627:Puberty / Q000502:physiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D010710:Phosphates; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D003401:Creatine