25 EFFECT OF GROWTH HORMONE (GH) ON THE BODY COMPOSITION IN CHILDREN WITH GH DEFICIENCY

In the present work we analyze the body composition in 9 prepubertal patients (5 boys and 4 girls) with ages between 6.2 and 14.1 years, with GH deficiency (GH peak <5 ng/ml after clonidine test and insulin injection test). Tne body composition was measured directly by “Rx dual-energetic densitomatry” (DEXA), using the DPXL apparatus before and 99±15 days after treatment with GH at the dose of 0.075 U/Kg/day. cases 1 and 2, with TRH deficiency ware undar thyroxin treatment in both evaluations.