Low growth factor in children refers to growth hormone deficiency. There are primary growth hormone deficiency and secondary growth hormone deficiency, which can be treated by growth hormone injection and treatment of the primary disease.
1. Primary growth hormone deficiency: the most common, such as multiple pituitary hormone deficiency, familial simple growth hormone deficiency, idiopathic short stature. The main use of genetically recombinant human growth hormone replacement therapy, subcutaneous injection; the younger the age of children, the better the effect, puberty dose can be appropriately increased.
2. Secondary growth hormone deficiency: mainly caused by tumor, radioactive injury, skull base fracture, intracranial infection and other diseases, then should actively treat the primary disease. Note that recombinant human growth hormone should be used cautiously in patients with malignant tumors.
Children with low growth factor should be under the guidance of a doctor to clarify the cause of the disease and take appropriate means of standardized treatment.