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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Causes

There are many causes of GH deficiency. Some examples include:

Mutations of specific genes (e.g., GHRHR, GH1)
Congenital malformations involving the pituitary (e.g., septo-optic dysplasia, posterior pituitary ectopia)
Damage to the pituitary from incracranial disease (e.g., hydrocephalus),
Intracranial tumors in or near the sella turcica, especially craniopharyngioma,
Damage to the pituitary from radiation therapy to the head for leukemia or brain tumors,
Surgery in the area of the pituitary,
Autoimmune inflammation (hypophysitis),
Severe head trauma,
Ischemic or hemorrhagic infarction from low blood pressure (Sheehan syndrome) or hemorrhage pituitary apoplexy.

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 * Severe [[head trauma]],
 * [[Ischemia|Ischemic]] or hemorrhagic infarction from low blood pressure ([[Sheehan syndrome]]) or hemorrhage [[pituitary apoplexy]].
-Severe prenatal deficiency of GH, as occurs in congenital hypopituitarism, has little effect on fetal growth. However, prenatal and congenital deficiency can reduce the size of a male's [[penis]], especially when gonadotropins are also deficient. Besides [[micropenis]], additional consequences of severe deficiency in the first days of life can include [[hypoglycemia]] and exaggerated [[jaundice]] (both direct and indirect hyperbilirubinemia). Female infants will lack the [[micropenis|microphallus]] of course but may suffer from hypoglycemia and jaundice.
-Even congenital GH deficiency does not usually impair length growth until after the first few months of life. From late in the first year until mid teens, poor growth and/or shortness is the hallmark of childhood GH deficiency. Growth is not as severely affected in GH deficiency as in untreated [[hypothyroidism]], but growth at about half the usual velocity for age is typical. It tends to be accompanied by delayed physical maturation so that [[bone age|bone maturation]] and [[puberty]] may be several years delayed. When severe GH deficiency is present from birth and never treated, adult heights can be as short as 48-58 inches (122-147 cm).
-Severe GH deficiency in early childhood also results in slower [[muscle|muscular]] development, so that gross motor milestones such as standing, walking, and jumping may be delayed. [[Body composition]] (i.e., the relative amounts of [[bone]], muscle, and [[adipose tissue|fat]]) is affected in many children with severe deficiency, so that mild to moderate chubbiness is common (though GH deficiency alone rarely causes severe obesity). Some severely GH-deficient children have recognizable, cherubic facial features characterized by [[maxilla]]ry hypoplasia and forehead prominence (said to resemble a kewpie doll).
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