Characteristics of hormonal homeostasis in children with thymus enlargement syndrome
Martynova, M.I.; Mikheeva, I.G.; Vaganov, P.D.; Romanova, L.F.; Kuznetsova, L.F.
Pediatriia 6: 24-27
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-403X PMID: 2168537 Document Number: 362734
Hormonal homeostasis was examined in 104 children aged 1 to 14 years with thymus enlargement. There was a significant growth of somatotropic hormone in children of the first 3 years of life, characterized by thyroid dysfunction and hypofunction increase with age, by a tendency towards ACTH and hydrocortisone lowering under 6 years of age, and a significant decrease of those parameters in children over 6 years. The children with thymus enlargement also showed other disorders of hormonal homeostasis.