title: Growth hormone therapy for short stature in Diamond Blackfan anemia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We report a 13-year-old male with Diamond Blackfan anemia and short stature. He had a normal biochemical response to growth hormone (GH) stimulation, but his bone age was delayed, his insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) was low, and he had a poor growth velocity. He was started on daily GH injections.
  
  
  METHODS
  From the patient's medical record the following data were collected: serial heights, serial weights, hemoglobin, hematocrit, bone age, IGF-1, and steroid dose.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This patient had an increase in growth velocity up to 8.2 cm/year.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Growth hormone therapy should be considered in children with DBA, short stature and poor growth velocity.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Akron Children's Hospital, One Perkins Square, Akron, Ohio, USA. eg@neoucom.edu
authors.forename: Emily Gale
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Anzar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hord
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D029503:Anemia, Diamond-Blackfan / Q000150:complications*; D001827:Body Height; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone