Growth hormone response was studied during long term corticosteroid treatment in 13
children. Arginine infusion was used as the stimulus of growth hormone release. The
growth hormone levels were significantly higher in the steroid treated group than
in normal controls. There was no correlation between the dose of the drug or the duration
of the treatment and growth hormone concentration.
Growth Hormone Secretion - Arginine Provocative Test - Corticosteroid Treatment
