Some time ago, a 6-year-old Vietnamese child became famous because he was embraced by female underwear tycoon Michel Monet. More dramatic in the back, according to news reports, the child is actually 23 years old, is a Vietnamese real estate agent with a childish height, named Yu Danpa.
Yan Danpa uploaded his ID card photo on facebook, which clearly shows that he was born on April 12, 1993 and is only 23 years old this year. Yan Danpa did not explain why he was short, but people suspected that he may have hormone deficiency. The growth hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland leads to growth and development disorders and short stature. What is hormone deficiency? It actually made a 23-year-old adult man pause at the age of six. The growth and development of adolescents plays an important role in the influence of endocrine growth hormone (GH) on height. In the absence of growth hormone, children will develop slowly and have short stature, clinically known as growth hormone deficiency.

Growth hormone deficiency is more common in boys

Professor Shen Jie from the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, said that growth hormone deficiency is more common in boys. The body weight is often normal at birth, but growth rate slows down after 1-2 years of age, and stagnates in early childhood. The older the age, the more obvious it is.

Growth hormone deficiency has no effect on the intelligence of the child, but the child is generally slightly larger and rounder, with less hair and softer texture. The face is younger than the actual age, the chest is narrower, the hands and feet are smaller, and the teeth are later. In addition, most patients have hypogonadal hypoplasia, lack of secondary sexual characteristics, males show genital and pediatric similar, females show primary amenorrhea, breasts and buttocks are not developed.

Growth hormone deficiency is genetically related

It is understood that the incidence of growth hormone deficiency is mainly related to genetic factors, but other diseases can also lead to the occurrence of growth hormone deficiency, common pathogenic factors are: chromosomal abnormalities such as congenital stupid, meowing syndrome; There are also defects in congenital enzyme metabolism such as mucopolysaccharidosis and hepatic glycogen accumulation; in addition, skeletal diseases such as cartilage malnutrition, anti-vitamin D rickets; endocrine disorders, pituitary dwarfism, hypothyroidism, etc.

The best treatment for growth hormone deficiency is to inject growth hormone

Growth hormone deficiency is not an incurable disease. Currently, the best treatment is to inject growth hormone. Professor Liang Liyang from the Department of Pediatrics of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University said that if the child is diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency in a regular hospital, the child will be injected with growth hormone, and the height of the child will quickly catch up with the normal child. But experts say that the use of injection growth hormone therapy to promote children’s height is only suitable for young children, not for adults. Regrettably, the 23-year-old man has grown into an adult and missed the best treatment opportunity. It is not appropriate to use growth hormone injection to promote height.

Extended knowledge:

In fact, not only children will develop growth hormone deficiency, but also adults with growth hormone deficiency. The study found that in addition to promoting the growth of adolescents, growth hormone also has an important impact on the metabolism of adults. Patients with growth hormone deficiency caused by postoperative pituitary adenoma, anterior pituitary dysfunction or other causes tend to be obese, abdominal fat accumulation, muscle volume reduction, fatigue, memory loss, osteoporosis and mood in adulthood. low. If you put the right amount of growth hormone treatment, you can correct the above symptoms, such as reducing abdominal fat accumulation, increasing body muscle content, and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Moreover, long-term medication can also improve self-perception, improve mood, and thus improve the overall physical and mental health of patients.