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Pediatric Endocrinology (Expert Forum)

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Questions in the Pediatric Endocrinology forum are answered by Dr. Deanna L Aftab Guy, affiliated with Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. Topics covered include adrenal problems, diabetes insipidus, menstrual irregularities, obesity, parathyroid abnormalities, pituitary abnormalities, puberty concerns, rapid growth, rickets and bone disease, short stature, and thyroid.
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Son very concerned with his height

by fred21,
My son is very concerned with his height. He is 14 years of old and has...
1

Can Zyrtec or Zonisamide

by xayiasmeme,
Can Zyrtec or Zonisamide cause glucose of 250 and ketones of 15 to spil...
1

How concerned should I be?

by xayiasmeme,
I took my grand-daughter(we are guardian)to her pediatrician for 3 days...
1

Sudden Weight Loss in Children

by Jatrey1994,
I have a 14 year old son who has lost over 70 pounds in the last 7 mont...
1

8yrs old with severe scoliosis and not growing

by shazeela,
Thanks for reading my question...My daughter is 8yrs old and is 40pound...
1

18 month old with hypothyroid

by ttatina,
my son was born with hypothyroid,his thyroid levels are normal but his ...
2

pediatric blood sugar laevel

by stephray,
What is the normal range of blood sugar for a 6 year old woh weighs 52 ...
1

Premature Adrenarche and BPA

by andyn99,
Our daughter began exhibiting signs of premature adrenarche at age 4 1/...
1

Premature Adrenarche-depression/anxiety

by kriket,
Are there any studies linking premature adrenarche to depression or OCD...
4

Early onset of Diabetes?

by jen0905,
My 5 year old daughter went to the doctor for a routine checkup for kin...
3

hypothyroidism and aggressive behaviour

by rebeccajv,
My daughter is 4 years old and was born without a thyroid gland, she ta...
3

8 month old with multiseptated cystic lesion on/near left ovary

by Bmo311,
We have been told that our 8 month old daughter has a "multiseptated cy...
1

PLEASE HELP WITH RESULTS !!

by bobo27,
Hi Please if anyone could help tell me what my 10 year old daughters la...
1

Twin girls question about puberty

by Fizzy1,
Many thanks for your time and support. I am a Mother of 6 children, ...
1

Low T4 but Normal TSH

by bdenham3,
First, thank you for this service. The $12 fee is well worth the exper...
1

14 yr old boy with unexplained weight loss

by Marydale,
I have had some medical concerns regarding my 14 yr old son. He had an...
1

17 month old gone bald!!

by Dudesnanny,
My 16 month old grandson is a twin. They both had thick red hair, she s...
1

5yr old with light underarm hair

by sspv,
My 5 yr old had underarm odor firest. I was told that because of the ho...
1

Steroids and juvenile "spectrum" issues

by Georgeschiele,
One of our 3 year old triplets has been diagnosed as exhibiting "spectr...
1

Bone Age Accuracy

by nettespet,
My son (14yrs and 3 months) was extremely concerned about his short sta...
4

Children with Thyroid disease/ familial history

by MomGr,
Hi, I posted these questions over at the thyroid discussion forum. I ha...
2

Puberty concerns

by Fizzy1,
Many thanks for your time and support. I am a Mother of 6 children,...
1

Hashimoto's antibodies and danger to infant?

by Zet1,
I am currently 16 weeks pregnant with my 3rd pregnancy but my first wit...
1

14 year old son, no signs of puberty

by m0nster2,
Our son is 14 & 3 months. Slows classic signs of constitutional growth...
1

Any chance to 'enhance' the height?

by Gamrach,
Hi there! Thousands of pages have been written about one's height and I...
1

How accurate are bone x-rays

by NEO15,
My 16 year old son is 5'5 (and very worried). The doctor has told us t...
1

advanced bone age

by idiopathic,
My son is 10 years old and has fallen from the 50th percentile for heig...
1

Hypothyroid Concerns

by kashunt,
My daughter was diagnosed with hypothyroidism 3 years ago at age 10. ...
2

Insipidus

by abella,
Our two-year old grand child has been under continuous episodes of infe...
1

22 mth old fallen off growth charth with wieght

by sweets619,
hi my daughter is 22 mths old and weighs only 20 lbs and 4 oz. shes not...
1

Premature Adrenarche to treat or not???

by tash1981,
Hi, My daughter has been diagnosed with Premature Adrenarche and i w...
1

Lupron and weight gain

by margie500,
My daughter had a bone age of 11 years at the age of 9 and put on Lupro...
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