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Rogelio H. A. Ruvalcaba, MD; Diana S. Tattoni, MD; Vincent C. Kelley, MD, PhD

Am J Dis Child. 1975;129(1):95-97.

Abstract
An "excessively" tall, early pubertal boy was treated with androgen for a period of 33 months. Sexual development and fusion of epiphyses was accelerated with achievement of shorter stature than that predicted prior to therapy. Testicular size did not appear to be impaired by the therapy. Androgen administration in this young boy appeared to be effective in shortening the eventual adult stature.

Author Affiliations
From the Rainier School, Buckley, Wash (Dr. Ruvalcaba); and the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle (Drs. Ruvalcaba, Tattoni, and Kelley).

Footnotes
Received for publication April 18, 1974; accepted Aug 12.

Reprint requests to Rainier School, Buckley, WA 98321 (Dr. Ruvalcaba).

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