JOURNAL OF

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

 

VOLUME 20, NUMBER 11

NOVEMBER 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Dan F. Gunther (1958-2007): Dedicated Pediatric Endocrinologist, Astute Clinician and Exceptional Person

 

C.A. Stratakis, Bethesda, MD, USA [free text]

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SOCIETY NEWS

 

Van Wyk Award Acceptance Speech - May 6, 2007

 

R.M. Blizzard, Charlottesville, VA, USA

1161

 

 

IMAGES IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

 

Metaphyseal Sclerosis Associated with Bisphosphonate Therapy

 

D. Damiani, São Paulo, Brazil [free text]

1167

 

 

COMMENTARY

 

Exogenous Cushing’s Syndrome Induced by Surreptitious Topical Glucocorticosteroid Overdose in Infants

with Diaper Dermatitis (see paper by Güven et al. on p. 1173)

 

G. Abraham, Leipzig, Germany [free text]

1169

 

 

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

 

Cushing’s Syndrome and Adrenocortical Insufficiency Caused by Topical Steroids: Misuse or Abuse?

 

A. Güven, Ö. Gülümser and T. Özgen, İstanbul, Turkey

1173

 

 

A Low Dose Adrenocorticotropin Test (1 mg ACTH) for the Evaluation of Adrenal Function in Children

with b-Thalassemia Receiving Hypertransfusion with Suboptimal Iron-chelating Therapy

 

S. Jaruratanasirikul, S. Tanchotikul, M. Wongcharnchailert, V. Laosombat, P. Sangsupavanich and K. Leetanaporn, Songkhla, Thailand

1183

 

 

Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and Estradiol Suppression and Growth in Girls with Central Precocious Puberty:
Is more suppression better? Are Pre-injection LH Levels Useful in Monitoring Treatment?

 

G.J. Kunz, T.I. Sherman and K.O. Klein, San Diego, CA, USA

1189

 

 

Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in Children and Adolescents: A Retrospective Study on Clinical, Epidemiological and Laboratory Properties of the Disease

 

H. Demirbilek, N. Kandemir, E.N. Gonc, A. Ozon, A. Alikasifoglu and N. Yordam, Ankara, Turkey

1199

 

 

Spontaneous Final Height in Turner’s Syndrome in Brazil

 

S.H.V. Lemos-Marini, A.M. Morcillo, M.T.M. Baptista, G. Guerra-Jr and A.T. Maciel-Guerra, São Paulo, Brazil

1207

 

 

Leptin Stimulates Parathyroid Hormone Related Peptide Expression in the Endochondral Growth Plate

 

G. Gat-Yablonski, B. Shtaif and M. Phillip, Tel Aviv, Israel

1215

 

 

Regional Skeletal Bone Deficit in Female Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: Influence of the Degree

of Malnutrition and Weight Recovery in a Two Year Longitudinal Study

 

M.T. García-De Álvaro, M.T. Muñoz-Calvo, G. Martínez, V. Barrios, F. Hawkins and J. Argente, Madrid, Spain

1223

 

 

PATIENT REPORTS

 

Childhood Onset Demyelination and Graves’ Disease: Shared Antigen or Autoimmune Clustering?

 

R.S. Mitchell, J.Y. Yager and S.D. Marks, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

1233

 

 

A Non-Endocrine Cause of Testicular Enlargement Mimicking Precocious Puberty: Testicular Microlithiasis

 

E. Bober, B. Dundar, K. Demir, A. Abaci, H. Çakmakçi and A. Buyukgebiz, Izmir, Isparta and Istanbul, Turkey

1237

 

 

Pamidronate Treatment of Hypercalcemia Caused by Vitamin D Toxicity

 

M. Chatterjee and P.W. Speiser, New York, NY, USA

1241

 

 

LETTER

 

Dangers of Liquid Drug Preparations

 

J.J. Spinks, M.L. Ahmed, F.J. Ryan, J.A. Edge, Oxford, UK

1249

 

 

CALENDAR

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