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isolated growth hormone deficiency type III

info · Endocrine · ICD-10: E23.0

An isolated growth hormone deficiency characterized by dwarfism, variable occurence of hypogammaglobulinemia, and a generally good response to growth hormone therapy that has_material_basis_in mutation in the BTK gene on chromosome Xq22.1.

Signs and symptoms

  • Short stature
  • Delayed skeletal maturation
  • Delayed puberty
  • Absent circulating B cells
  • Panhypogammaglobulinemia
  • Prostatitis
  • Hearing impairment
  • Infectious encephalitis
  • Septic arthritis
  • Enteroviral dermatomyositis syndrome

Also known as: Fleisher syndrome; IGHD III; X-linked IGHD; X-linked agammaglobulinemia and isolated growth hormone deficiency; X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia and isolated growth hormone deficiency