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Growth Disorders
Does your child seem a lot shorter - or so tall - than
other kids his or her age? It could be usual, or it could
be an indication of a problem. Very sluggish or very speedy
growth can at times signal a gland problem or disease.
The pituitary gland makes growth hormone, which stimulates
the development of bone and other tissues. Children
who have too little of it may be very little. Treatment
with growth hormone can arouse growth.
People can also have so much growth hormone. Generally
the cause is a pituitary gland tumor, which is not cancer.
So much growth hormone can cause gigantism in children,
where their bones and their body grow too much. In adults,
it can cause acromegaly, which makes the hands, feet
and face better than normal. Possible treatments comprise
surgery to take out the tumor, medicines and radiation
therapy.
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