Pediatric endocrinology Book

	About the Series
	Foreword
	Foreword
	Preface to the Third Edition
	Preface to the Second Edition
	Preface to the First Edition
	Contributors
	Growth and Growth Disorders
1	Short Stature	1
2	Hypopituitarism	19
3	Hereditary Growth Hormone Deficiency and Growth Hormone Insensitivity Syndrome	33
4	Disorders of Growth Hormone Neurosecretion	45
5	Growth Hormone Treatment	61
6	Syndromes of Psychosocial Short Stature	83
7	Intrauterine Growth Retardation	95
8	Nutritional Growth Retardation	103
9	Failure to Thrive	121
10	The Skeletal Dysplasias	131
11	Short Stature: Intellectual and Behavioral Aspects	149
12	Tall Stature and Excessive Growth Syndromes	163
	Sexual Development Abnormalities and Adrenal Disorders
13	Disorders of Puberty	175
14	Pubertal Gynecomastia	197
15	Nonendocrine Vaginal Bleeding	207
16	Adolescent Menstrual Abnormalities	223
17	Hirsutism and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome	235
18	Hypogonadism at Adolescence: Lack or Delay of Sexual Development?	259
19	Turner Syndrome	267
20	Ambiguous Genitalia, Micropenis, Hypospadias, and Cryptorchidism	281
21	Update on Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia	305
22	Adrenal Cortex: Hypo- and Hyperfunction	321
23	Sexological Considerations in Patients with a History of Ambisexual Birth Defect	347
24	Disorders of the Adrenal Medulla	355
	Thyroid
25	Thyroid Disorders in Infancy	369
26	Thyromegaly	383
27	Hypothyroidism	391
28	Hyperthyroidism	401
29	Thyroid Nodules in Children and Adolescents	415
30	Carcinoma of the Thyroid in Children and Adolescents	423
	Calcium and Phosphorus
31	Hypoparathyroidism and Mineral Homeostasis	433
32	Neonatal Calcium and Phosphorus Disorders	473
33	Hyperparathyroidism in Children	497
34	Rickets and Other Disorders of Vitamin D and Phosphate Metabolism	507
35	Metabolic Bone Disease	521
36	Metabolic Bone Disease in Total Parenteral Nutrition	535
37	Pediatric Magnesium Disorders	547
	Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia
38	Diabetes Mellitus in the Child: Classification, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, and Etiology	555
39	The Infant of a Diabetic Mother and Diabetes in the First Year of Life	567
40	Complications of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus in Childhood and Adolescence	583
41	Nutrition and Diabetes	607
42	Management of the Child with Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Course, Therapeutic Strategies, and Monitoring Techniques	617
43	Diabetes Ketoacidosis	631
44	Future Trends in Therapy of Diabetes Mellitus	645
45	Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes Mellitus	653
46	Diabetes Education	665
47	Diabetes Camping and Youth Support Programs	671
48	Hypoglycemia in the Newborn	677
49	Hypoglycemia in the Infant and Child	693
	Miscellaneous Disorder
50	Autoimmune Endocrinopathies	715
51	Disorders of Antidiuretic Hormone Homeostasis: Diabetes Insipidus and SIADH	731
52	Childhood Obesity	753
53	Low-Renin Hypertension in Childhood	775
54	Emergencies of Inborn Metabolic Diseases	791
55	Endocrine Alterations in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections	809
56	Endocrine Problems After Cancer Therapy	821
57	Endocrine Tumors in Children	829
58	Nontraditional Inheritance of Endocrine Disorders	843
59	Eating Disorders	847
60	Laboratory Aids and Tolerance Testing in Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Approach	861
61	Reference Charts Used Frequently by Endocrinologists in Assessing the Growth and Development of Youth	887
	Index	933