lazy pituitary

Transient functional hypopituitarism which occurs in children with growth retardation and delayed puberty (constitutional growth delay); persons with lazy pituitary often fall below the third percentile as children and, while reaching a normal height as adults, do so only at age 20 or older
Management Exogenous growth hormone

lazy pituitary

Endocrinology Transient functional hypopituitarism seen in children with growth retardation and delayed puberty, often termed constitutional growth delay; persons with LP often fall below the third percentile as children and, while reaching a normal height as adults, do so only at age 20 or more. See Growth hormone.