A rare case of Silver-Russell syndrome associated with growth hormone deficiency and urogenital abnormalities

Autor: Namburi Rajendra Prasad, Ponnala Amaresh Reddy, T S Karthik, Mithun Chakravarthy, Faizal Ahmed
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 16, Iss 8, Pp 307-309 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2230-8210
2230-9500
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.104070
Popis: Introduction: Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) is a very rare genetic disorder. This is usually characterized by asymmetry in the size of the two halves or other parts of the body. Background: We are presenting a case of SRS with growth hormone (GH) deficiency and urogenital abnormalities. Case Report: A 15-year-old boy a product of non-consanguineous marriage brought with a history of short stature and poor development of secondary sexual characters. There were no adverse perinatal events, but weighed 1500 g (
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