JOURNAL OF

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

VOLUME 10, NUMBER 5, SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1997

TABLE OF CONTENTS

REVIEWS

Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: A Constellation of Autoimmune Diseases

F. Presotto and C. Betterle, Padova, Italy............455

Regional Variability in the Epidemiology of Childhood Diabetes in Italy

V. Cherubini, F. Chiarelli, E. Altobelli, A. Verrotti and F. Carle, Ancona and Chieti, Italy............471

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Thyroid Nodules in Childhood and Adolescence - Thirty Years of Experience

A.R. Lafferty and J.A. Batch, Melbourne, Australia............479

Growth Pattern and Age at Menarche of Obese Girls in a Transitional Society

S. Jaruratanasirikul, L. Mo-suwan and L. Lebel, Songkhla, Thailand..............487

The GH-Releasing Effect of Hexarelin, a Synthetic Hexapeptide, in Newborns is Lower than in Young Adults

E. Bartolotta, J. Bellone, G. Aimaretti, E. Arvat, L. Benso, R. Deghenghi, F. Camanni and E. Ghigo, Macerata and Turin, Italy and Argenteuil, France............491

Long-Acting Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonists in the Differential Diagnosis of Male Precocious Puberty

M.C.C. Albano, A.C. Latronico, I.J.P. Arnhold, S. Domenice, W. Bloise and B.B. Mendonca, Sao Paulo, Brazil............499

Serum Lipids During Parenteral Nutrition with a 10% Lipid Emulsion with Reduced Phopholipid Emulsifier
Content in Premature Infants

B.C. Gohlke, H. Fahnenstich and S. Kowalewski, Bonn, Germany.............505

Helicobacter pylori Infection with Parietal Cell Antibodies in Children and Adolescents with Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

R. Barrio, M.B. Roldán, M. Alonso, R. Cantón and C. Camarero, Madrid, Spain............511

Residential Treatment for Youngsters with Difficult-to-Manage Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

G.R. Geffken, C. Lewis, S. Bennett Johnson, J.H. Silverstein, A.L. Rosenbloom and L. Monaco, Gainesville, FL, USA...........517

Psychological Indications for Treatment of Tall Stature in Adolescent Girls

C. Lecointre and J.-E. Toublanc, Rouen and Paris, France...........529

PATIENT REPORTS

Hyperthyroidism in a Girl with Down’s Syndrome

G.R. Sridhar and G. Nagamani, Visakhapatnam, India............533

Successful Therapy with 3,5,3´-Triiodothyroacetic Acid (TRIAC) in Pituitary Resistance to Thyroid Hormone

F. Darendeliler and F. Baş, Istanbul, Turkey............535

Central Precocious Puberty and Chronic Renal Failure: A Reversible Condition Post Renal Transplantation

K.-C. Loh, S.R. Salisbury, P. Accott, R. Gillis and J.F. Crocker, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada................539

Adipsic Hypernatremia Syndrome in Infancy

A. Papadimitriou, K. Kopourou, C. Manta, G. Tapaki and P. Philippidis, Athens, Greece.............547

BOOK REVIEWS...........551

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