Clinical Study
Low Growth Hormone Levels in Short-Stature Children with Pituitary Hyperplasia Secondary to Primary Hypothyroidism
Table 2
Parameters in short-stature children with PPH accompanied by low GH levels before and after 3 months of L-T4 therapy.
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PPH: pituitary hyperplasia secondary to primary hypothyroidism; GH: growth hormone; L-T4: levothyroxine; HtSDS: height standard deviation scores; BMI: body mass index; FT3: free triiodothyronine; FT4: free thyroxine; TSH: thyrotropin; IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor-1; PRL: prolactin. |