title: Testicular descent related to growth hormone treatment.
abstract: An 8.7 year-old boy with cryptorchidism and growth hormone (GH) deficiency due to septooptic dysplasia presented testicular descent related to the commencement of hGH treatment. This case suggests a role for GH in testicular descent.
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology Clinic, Penteli Children's Hospital, Palea Penteli, Athens, Greece. lix@ath.forthnet.gr
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papadimitriou
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fountzoula
authors.forename: Despina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grigoriadou
authors.forename: Stratos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Christianakis
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tzortzatou
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000172:deficiency*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000502:physiology; D013737:Testis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone