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September 2013 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This case report describes three patients with Netherton syndrome who experienced growth hormone deficiency and improved growth rates following growth hormone therapy.
April 2020 in “BMC endocrine disorders” This case report describes a 65-year-old woman with childhood-onset growth hormone deficiency who developed panhypopituitarism, including late-onset secondary hypoadrenocorticism, affecting her respiratory and renal function.
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July 1997 in “Clinical Endocrinology” This study found that administering growth hormone to adult men with GH deficiency increased their sexual hair scores, suggesting an auxiliary effect on androgen action in the skin.
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October 1995 in “The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/Journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism” This study found that the LH response to nafarelin effectively distinguished gonadotropin deficiency from constitutional delay of puberty, performing comparably to the sleep test and offering certain advantages.
October 2025 in “Medicine” This case report presents a patient with idiopathic isolated ACTH deficiency and testicular germ cell tumor, with alopecia areata as an initial symptom, suggesting a potential link between these conditions.