TY - JOUR
T1 - Growth in children with renal failure
AU - Lewy, John E.
AU - New, Maria I.
PY - 1975/1
Y1 - 1975/1
N2 - Chronic renal insufficiency in childhood is often associated with growth delay. Undernutrition, osteodystrophy and diminished somatomedin levels appear to be importantly related to this growth delay. In many but not all children with renal failure and growth retardation, somatomedin levels are diminished, growth hormone levels are normal or elevated, and glucose tolerance is often abnormal. Following renal transplantation, growth restoration appears to be related to bone age, renal function, somatomedin and steroid therapy.
AB - Chronic renal insufficiency in childhood is often associated with growth delay. Undernutrition, osteodystrophy and diminished somatomedin levels appear to be importantly related to this growth delay. In many but not all children with renal failure and growth retardation, somatomedin levels are diminished, growth hormone levels are normal or elevated, and glucose tolerance is often abnormal. Following renal transplantation, growth restoration appears to be related to bone age, renal function, somatomedin and steroid therapy.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9343(75)90534-3
DO - 10.1016/0002-9343(75)90534-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 1090152
AN - SCOPUS:0016433016
SN - 0002-9343
VL - 58
SP - 65
EP - 68
JO - American Journal of Medicine
JF - American Journal of Medicine
IS - 1
ER -