TY - JOUR
T1 - Unusual cause of short stature
AU - Larsen, Jennifer L.
AU - Kivlin, Jane
AU - Odell, William D.
PY - 1985/6
Y1 - 1985/6
N2 - A 24-year-old man evaluated for paresthesias and short stature was found to be hypocalcemic on initial presentation. Further evaluation showed that he had a low-normal parathormone level by amino-terminal assay, medullary stenosis of the long bones, and multiple ophthalmologic abnormalities. The remainder of his pituitary function, including growth hormone response to insulin-induced hypoglycemia, was normal. As no family history of similar findings was evident, a sporadic case of Kenny's or Kenny-Caffey syndrome was diagnosed. He became normocalcemic in response to vitamin D and calcium carbonate therapy. The results of testing in this patient and the findings in other patients previously described with the KennyCaffey syndrome are reviewed.
AB - A 24-year-old man evaluated for paresthesias and short stature was found to be hypocalcemic on initial presentation. Further evaluation showed that he had a low-normal parathormone level by amino-terminal assay, medullary stenosis of the long bones, and multiple ophthalmologic abnormalities. The remainder of his pituitary function, including growth hormone response to insulin-induced hypoglycemia, was normal. As no family history of similar findings was evident, a sporadic case of Kenny's or Kenny-Caffey syndrome was diagnosed. He became normocalcemic in response to vitamin D and calcium carbonate therapy. The results of testing in this patient and the findings in other patients previously described with the KennyCaffey syndrome are reviewed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9343(85)90227-X
DO - 10.1016/0002-9343(85)90227-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 3893111
AN - SCOPUS:0021813658
VL - 78
SP - 1025
EP - 1032
JO - American Journal of Medicine
JF - American Journal of Medicine
SN - 0002-9343
IS - 6 PART 1
ER -