Anorexia nervosa with transient hypopituitarism

Transitory Growth Hormone Deficiency Successfully Treated With Human Growth Hormone

“…At least a physiological stimulus to growth hormone secretion should be decisive in the selection of growth retarded children for HGH treatment. Transitory types of growth hormone deficiency have also been observed in children with emotional de¬ privation and growth failure (Powell et al 1967;Rayner 8c Rudd 1973;Beauvais et al 1975), and in anorexia nervosa (Brauman 8c Grégoire 1975;Heremans et al 1975;Huseman 8c Johanson 1975). This report is presented as a contribution to the discussion as to whether overzealous attempts to stimulate growth hormone secretion in extremely short children may fail to identify growth hormone deficiencies, and thus deprive them the opportunity of receiving a beneficial treatment with human growth hormone (HGH) (Mendelson et al 1975;Weldon et al 1975;Wise et al 1975).…”