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Pediatric Endocrinology (Expert Forum)
Are you familiar with this condition?
Answered by
Deanna L Aftab Guy, MD - Short Stature, thyroid, Pituitary abnormalit, Puberty concerns, Rapid Growth, Adrenal problems, Parathyroid abnormal, Rickets and bone dis
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Nashville - TN
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.
Are you familiar with this condition?
by vlaffytaffy, Dec 12, 2008 12:38PM
Are you familiar with this condition? 2 year old boy is the size of an infant, he weighs 11 pounds, his body stopped growing but his organs are still growing normally, he gets growth hormone shots several times a week, he can not hold his head up, sit by self, stand, walk or talk, and is fed by tube in his stomach, family is trying to find someone who is familiar with this condition because doctors in mississippi are not familiart with this, can you point us in the right direction?
Doctor's Answer
by Deanna L Aftab Guy, MD, Dec 16, 2008 10:04PM
, Dec 16, 2008 10:04PMTo: vlaffytaffy
It is so hard to make a diagnosis without seeing a child, it sounds like you need to be sure that he is linked up with a Children's Hospital, if this is your child, be sure that a genetics metabolism expert is involved as well as a pediatric endocrinologist, if he is on gh then he more than likely has an endocrinologist and sitting down with them to understand what the concern is will help.
Member Comments (2)
by vlaffytaffy, Dec 16, 2008 11:49PM
To: dr. guy
No this is not my child, he is a friend, they live in mississippi, and doctors there are not familiar with his condition, his family is trying to find someone who can at least give his illness a name, do you have any contacts down there?
