Dexamethasone Stimulation Test in the Diagnostic Work-Up of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Childhood: Clinical Value and Comparison With Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia

Dexamethasone Stimulation Test in the Diagnostic Work-Up of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Childhood: Clinical Value and Comparison With Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia

Contextdexamethasone has been demonstrated to elicit GH secretion in adults, but few data are available about its effectiveness as a provocative stimulus in the diagnostic work-up of GH deficiency (GHD) in childhood.Objectiveto assess the clinical value of dexamethasone stimulation test (DST) as a d...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Cattoni, Silvia Molinari, Francesco Medici, Paola De Lorenzo, Maria Grazia Valsecchi, Nicoletta Masera, Marta Adavastro, Andrea Biondi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
GH deficiency
dexamethasone stimulation test
insulin tolerance test
arginine stimulation test
human growth hormone
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2020.599302/full

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