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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
8
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-12-7
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pubmed:abstractText |
A nine-year old boy developed reduced growth velocity at the age of seven. The peak plasma growth hormone (GH) response to 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, GH-releasing factor and insulin was 10.2, 8.1 and 7.6 micrograms/l, respectively, suggesting that the GH reserve was slightly reduced. Serum cortisol was undetectable and urinary excretion of 17-hydroxycorticosteroid was low (0.22-0.31 mg/day), but there were no physical or biochemical signs of adrenocortical insufficiency. He had taken an anti-allergic drug containing 0.25 mg of betamethasone and 2 mg of d-chlorpheniramine maleate per tablet for about 2 years to treat allergic rhinitis. Catch-up growth occurred when this drug was stopped. The present case suggests that daily administration of 0.25 mg of betamethasone can induce growth retardation and that ingestion of corticosteroid-containing preparations needs to be excluded in children who develop short stature without other symptoms.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/17-Hydroxycorticosteroids,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Anti-Allergic Agents,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Betamethasone,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chlorpheniramine,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glucocorticoids,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hydrocortisone
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Aug
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pubmed:issn |
0018-5043
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
27
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
N
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pubmed:pagination |
376-8
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-2-19
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7590627-17-Hydroxycorticosteroids,
pubmed-meshheading:7590627-Anti-Allergic Agents,
pubmed-meshheading:7590627-Betamethasone,
pubmed-meshheading:7590627-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:7590627-Chlorpheniramine,
pubmed-meshheading:7590627-Glucocorticoids,
pubmed-meshheading:7590627-Growth Disorders,
pubmed-meshheading:7590627-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7590627-Hydrocortisone,
pubmed-meshheading:7590627-Iatrogenic Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:7590627-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7590627-Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
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pubmed:year |
1995
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pubmed:articleTitle |
A case of iatrogenic growth retardation induced by a corticosteroid-containing anti-allergic drug.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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