The Use of Androgens and Thyroid for Stimulation of Growth in Short Children
Authors: ARTHUR M. STORMENT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Article1 June 1964The Use of Androgens and Thyroid for Stimulation of Growth in Short ChildrenEffects on Bone Maturity and Linear GrowthARTHUR M. STORMENT JR., M.D., ROBERTO F. ESCAMILLA, M.D., F.A.C.P., A. JUSTIN WILLIAMS, M.D., F.A.C.R.ARTHUR M. STORMENT JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERTO F. ESCAMILLA, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, A. JUSTIN WILLIAMS, M.D., F.A.C.R.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-6-962 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInterest in stimulating growth in short children has resulted in the accumulation for the past decade of data observed in 88 patients, all of whom were treated in our office for more than 12 months. The achievement of normal height through treatment in a hypopituitary dwarf (1) caused one of us (R. F. E.) to adopt a regimen of androgens plus thyroid for use in children with retarded growth of varying etiology. Discussion of the use of such a procedure has appeared periodically (2-9), but few long term studies have been reported.An attempt was made by analysis of our...References1. ESCAMILLABENNETT RFL: Pituitary infantilism treated with purified growth hormone, thyroid and sublingual methyltestosterone: case report. J. Clin. Endocr. 11: 221, 1951. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. DEAMER WC: Stimulation of growth in boys by sublingual testosterone therapy. Amer. J. Dis. Child. 75: 850, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. LISSERGORDAN HG: Anabolic effect of a testosterone compound as manifested by increase in height and weight gain in boys. J. Clin. Endocr. 10: 815, 1950. Google Scholar4. ESCAMILLA RF: Stimulation of growth in short children. J. Clin. Endocr. (editorial) 14: 255, 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. 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