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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