Alternatives in the Treatment of Short Stature

Adv Pediatr. 2017 Aug;64(1):111-131. doi: 10.1016/j.yapd.2017.03.004.
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Keywords: Aromatase inhibitors; GnRH analogues; Human recombinant insulin-like growth factor-1; Low-dose androgens; Metformin.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aromatase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Body Height / drug effects
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Dwarfism / diagnosis
  • Dwarfism / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / analogs & derivatives*
  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / therapeutic use*
  • Growth Disorders / diagnosis
  • Growth Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Human Growth Hormone / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Prognosis
  • Puberty / drug effects
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Aromatase Inhibitors
  • Human Growth Hormone
  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone