| Pediatric endocrinology consultation |
/1–3 years without GH |
/1 year without GH |
/6 months |
| /6 months on rhGH |
/6 months on rhGH |
| Clinical examination |
1x/year |
/6 months on rhGH (1x/year without rhGH) |
/6 months on rhGH (1x/year without rhGH) |
| Measurement of BP |
1x/year |
1x/year |
1x/year |
| Screening for kyphosis, scoliosis (starting at 8–10 yrs++) |
1x/year |
1x/year |
1x/year |
| Every 6 months on GH |
Every 6 months on rhGH |
Every 6 months on rhGH |
| Standard and Turner growth curves |
1x/year |
At each visit |
At each visit |
| Serum IGF-I determination |
Start of GH treatment |
Start of GH treatment |
| /12 months on rhGH treatment |
/12 months on rhGH treatment |
| Serum estradiol, FSH, LH, AMH determinations |
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Check before inducing puberty or 1x/year if puberty is spontaneous |
| Anti-TPO Ab |
From the age of 4 years |
1x/year |
| TSH, ± FT4 |
From the age of 4 years |
If treating hypo- or hyperthyroidism: TSH, FT4: every 3–12 months |
| HbA1c |
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> 10 years: 1x/year HbA1C/3 months if diabetic |
| ± blood glucose levels |
| ± fasting insulinemia |
| ± OGTT |
Before rhGH treatment if glycemia or HbA1c levels moderately high |
OGTT before rhGH treatment if risk factors and if glycemia or HbA1c levels moderately high |
| AST, ALT, gamma-GT |
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> 6 years: |
| 6–10 years 1 × every 2 years |
| > 10 years: 1x/year |
| IgA antitransglutaminases, total IgA |
> 2 years: 1 × every 2 years |
1 × every 2 years |
1 × every 2 years |
| Total cholesterol/HDLc/LDLc/Triglycerides |
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> 10 years: 1 × every 3–4 years |
1 × every 3–4 years |
| Creatininemia, Microalbumin/creatinine in urine |
If renal malformation or HBP |
| 25(OH)D |
/2–3 years |
/2–3 years |
/2–3 years |
| Consultation with (pediatric) cardiologist, with cardiac ultrasound |
Depending on heart disease/condition |
1x/year if cardiopathy or HBP |
| 1 × every 5 years: systematically if no risk factors |
| Systematically before transition to adult care |
| Aortic and cardiac MRI |
As advised by the cardiologist |
As advised by the cardiologist |
| Thyroid ultrasound |
If there is dysthyroidism, palpable nodule, and/or goiter |
| ENT consultation and hearing evaluation |
1x/year if recurrent bouts of otitis |
As advised by ENT, with consultation at least once every 5 years provided there are no risk factors |
| Ophthalmologic consultation |
Systematic screening between 12 and 15 months and between 3 and 4 years (as in the general population) |
Consultation only if necessary: suspicious signs, sensory or motor abnormality, follow-up for strabismus, follow-up of refractive abnormalities, follow-up for organic abnormality |
| Dermatological consultation |
As a function of symptoms |
| Bone age |
1 × every 2 to 3 years in case of rhGH treatment |
| Bone densitometry |
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Check-up at end of the growth period or puberty |
| Pelvic ultrasound |
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Check-up at end of the growth period or puberty |
| Dental consultation |
Annually, with adjustment according to clinical profile |
Annually, with adjustment according to clinical profile |
| Consultation with a dietitian |
If overweight, carbohydrate intolerance, diabetes, dyslipidemia |
| Supplementation with calcium and vitamin D, if necessary |
| Screening for behavioral problems |
Every year, during the clinical evaluation |
| Psychological consultation |
Around the age of 4–5 years (before, if there are suspicious signs) |
Every 5 years, with re-evaluation as a function of symptoms |
| ± Psychometric tests |
| Therapeutic education |
Every 1–2 years and as required |
| Gynecology consultation |
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During puberty induction, then every 2–3 years |