ABSTRACT
@#Primary growth hormone (GH) resistance or growth hormone insensitivity syndrome, also called Laron syndrome, is a hereditary disease caused by mutations in the GH receptor or in the post-receptor signaling pathway. This disorder is characterized by postnatal growth failure resembling GH deficiency. Differentiating the two conditions is necessary. We present the cases of two siblings, a 16-year-old female and a 9-year-old male, born from a consanguineous union. Both had normal birth weights with subsequent severe short stature and delayed teeth eruption, with no features suggestive of any systemic illness. Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP3) were both low. Suspecting GH deficiency, provocative testing with clonidine was done revealing peak growth hormone >40 ng/mL in both patients. In view of low IGF1 and IGFBP3 and high GH on stimulation, IGF1 generation test was done for both siblings, with values supporting the diagnosis of GH insensitivity or Laron syndrome.
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Laron SyndromeABSTRACT
@#Complete gonadal dysgenesis with 46,XY karyotype is a clinical condition characterized by the absence of testicular tissue but typical Mullerian structures in a phenotypically female individual. The condition presents as primary amenorrhoea or delayed puberty. Eventually, malignant neoplasms may arise. We report a case of a 16-year-old patient with Swyer syndrome presenting with primary amenorrhoea and with previous diagnosis four years earlier of a malignant dysgerminoma in the right ovary.
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Gonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XY , Dysgerminoma , Gonadal DysgenesisABSTRACT
@#A 62-year-female presented with bilateral proptosis and 1 year episodic eye pain, grittiness, redness, watering and intermittent diplopia for 6 months, and drooping of right eye lid for 2 months (Figure 1). She had a firm WHO grade-1b goiter, exopthalmos (26 mm and 23 mm in left and right eye respectively, Hertel exopthalmometer), clinical activity score of 1/6, without any evidence of bulbar, neck muscles and limb weakness.
