Growth hormone deficiency and antipituitary antibodies in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 637-640

  Delvecchio, M ^a   De Bellis, A ^b   De Mattia, D ^c   Cavallo, L ^c   Martin, B ^c  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antipituitary antibodies; Autoimmunity; Common variable immunodeficiency; Growth; Growth hormone deficiency

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CYCLOSPORIN; GROWTH HORMONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; NAPROXEN; PHOSPHOTYROSINE ANTIBODY; PITUITARY ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; RITUXIMAB; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE ANTIBODY; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AGE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; JOINT SWELLING; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; KINESIOTHERAPY; LABORATORY TEST; PALLOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; PITUITARY GLAND; PREDNISONE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 72449168828     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/6332     Document Type: Article

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