Asymmetrical closure of epiphyses in a patient with sickle cell anemia

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1207-1212

  Collett Solberg, Paulo F ^a   Ware, Russell E ^a   O'Hara, Sara M ^a  

^a Inst Ciencias Exatas e da Natureza   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epiphyses; Growth hormone deficiency; Growth plate; Short stature; Sickle cell anemia

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CLONIDINE; FOLIC ACID; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROXYUREA; PENICILLIN G; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BODY HEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD; DELAYED PUBERTY; EPIPHYSIS DISEASE; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH PLATE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; SEIZURE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SHORT STATURE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TIBIA;

EID: 0036396093     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2002.15.8.1207     Document Type: Article

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