Search on:
HYPOSOMATOTROPHIC DWARFISM
Descriptors Found:
1
Displaying:
1 .. 1
1 / 1
DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Dwarfism, Pituitary
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Enanismo Hipofisario
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Nanismo Hipofisário
Synonyms
English
:
Growth Hormone Deficiency Dwarfism
Hypophysial Dwarf
Hyposomatotrophic Dwarfism
Pituitary Dwarf
Tree Number:
C05.116.099.343.445
C05.116.132.358
C10.228.140.617.738.300.300
C19.297.312
C19.700.482.311
Definition
English
:
A form of
dwarfism
caused by complete or partial
GROWTH HORMONE
deficiency, resulting from either the lack of
GROWTH
HORMONE-RELEASING FACTOR from the
HYPOTHALAMUS
or from the mutations in the
growth hormone
gene (GH1) in the
PITUITARY GLAND
. It is also known as Type I pituitary
dwarfism
. Human hypophysial dwarf is caused by a deficiency of
HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE
during development.
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
4454
Unique Identifier:
D004393
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS
CID-10
SciELO
LILACS
LIS