Growth Hormone Deficiency (Pediatric) Disease Summary

Growth hormone deficiency is a congenital or an acquired growth hormone axis disruption in the higher brain, hypothalamus or pituitary which results in short stature.
Signs and symptoms are variable and dependent on the age of onset.
Short stature is often the only feature present in patients with growth hormone deficiency and other causes of subnormal growth rate.
Growth hormone replacement therapy is best accomplished under the direct supervision of a pediatric endocrinologist.

For further information regarding the management of Growth Hormone Deficiency (Pediatric), please refer to Disease Algorithm for the Treatment Guideline.