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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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Bilateral peripheral vision loss 13 year old

by Moggie45,
What conclusion should be drawn from recent testing on our 13 year old?...
1

sweats

by jjay1134,
my 3 year old daughter sweats excessivly day and night. I change her 3 ...
1

14 month old daughter

by russellleroy,
i recently noticed my fourteen month old daughter had a lump under her ...
1

22-month-old daughter has fine hairs in pubic region

by pwolffie,
I have just noticed fine, light hair growing on my daughter's pubic are...
1

Are labs too high?

by quincy7,
My almost 8 year old daughter has been evaluated for premature adrenarc...
1

Bone age in adopted child

by MaryKaye,
In December 2006 we adopted a 6 year old girl form China. At adoption ...
1

thyroid and healt of my baby

by vlasta23,
I am 18 weeks pregnant and found out that some of my thyroid tests are ...
1

Advanced bone age

by Grecia87,
Hi, my daughter is 2yrs 8 mo old, and was recently tested for bone age ...
4

infant pubic hair

by silcha,
I noticed that my son developed hair on his scrotum at 4 -1/2 mon old. ...
1

GH testing questions-9 yo boy

by nettifee,
We have had our son, age 9, tested for GH (blood tests only) with a sti...
1

bone age

by dianna0221,
my daughter is two years and she has a lump on her left breast doctor...
1

24 hour cortisol urine test results

by Nic306,
Hi, my son had a 24 hour free cortisol test run. The doctor said the r...
1

Son not growing

by low10berg,
I have a 5 year old son who was in the 90th precentile in height until ...
1

Hypochondroplasia?

by kewpie,
My son is 3 years old, but he's the size of an average 2 year old (he's...
1

10 yo female w/Hashimotos

by knr6620,
My daughter is 10 years old and was diagnosed with Hashimotos 3 years a...
1

Born with no uterus or ovaries

by icemist,
My niece who is 17 hasn't had a cycle or developed so she was taken to...
1

Infant pubic hair

by Salinda,
Our 8 month old son developed a small patch of fine pubic hair in his g...
1

Diabetes in toddlers

by nancydimitrova,
Hi, I have a friend,she has a toddler 15 months old,who drinks water a...
1

breast not developed

by pauladef,
my niece is 14 and one breast is more than one cup smaller, is it due t...
1

earley adrenal

by bouncycastle,
Hi, when my mixed race grandaughter was born, she was very hairy. Most...
1

should i have my daughter get lupron shots?

by mel947,
my daughter has been seen at an endo clinic for several years now. she ...
1

dr advice on here?

by thisux,
i dont know if its an adrenal issue. i am new on here. it said doctor...
4

Are other test needed?

by sevenhuskers,
My son who is 8 has a pituitary cyst/possilbe microadenoma. We see a p...
1

IGFD treatment necessity

by UpThatHill,
Dear Doctor, Thanks so much for contributing to this forum. My 5 yea...
1

2 year old daughter has Addison's Disease with possible Autoimmune

by Oliviasmommy,
Hello, I am looking for any help I can get. My two year old was j...
1

My 3 yr old son's hair is falling out and...

by deannad36,
My son's hair is thinning at he back of his head. He is gaining weight...
1

Adavanced Bone Age & Premature Adrenarche

by momunsure,
9 year old daughter brought to ped. who noticed an enlarged thyroid. ...
1

16 year old with extreme fatigue and muscle aches

by thyroidmom375,
My 16 year old has been feeling fatigued and achy for 6 months. She is...
1

Congenital hypothroidism

by viji27_mohan,
Hi My baby is diagnoised of having congenital hypothyroid at the ag...
1

20 month girl with BO

by jennasboys,
My daughter is now 33 months. She is of normal height and has been alw...
1

mood disorder and parathyroid adenoma

by mandygirl568,
My son is 7 yrs old and has been dx with a parathyroid adenoma, hyoerca...
2

Problems with medication

by MsOneknee,
My son who is 16.5 yrs old and 144cm in Height and 39.1kg in weight. I...
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