[Gigantism with low serum level of growth hormone: a case report].
Gigantism with low or normal basal concentrations of growth hormone (GH) is a rare condition, possibly due to abnormal GH secretory patterns, enhanced tissue sensitivity to GH, or the existence of an unidentified growth promoting factor. Here we report an 11 year-old female case of gigantism with a normal pituitary gland. Her height was 181 cm, body weight 77 kg, and bone age 11.1 years. Her basal serum GH levels were lower than 1 ng/ml. The levels of T3, T4, FT3, FT4, TSH, E2, LH, FSH, PRL, PTC and ACTH were normal. Serum GH response to insulin-induced hypoglycemia or arginine stimulation tests was blunted. In this case, non-pulsatile GH secretion and enhanced tissue sensitivity to GH may induce hypersecretion of IGF-1 and the existence of an unidentified growth promoting factor or biologically active anti-GH receptor antibodies may cause clinical gigantism.
Ran
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Endocrinology/Internal Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, WCUMS, Chengdu 610041, China.
Zhang
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Xiong
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Zhao
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Tong
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Li
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D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005877:Gigantism / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans
D013006:Growth Hormone