Contributors
Preface to Third Edition
Preface to Second Edition
Preface to First Edition
Colour Plates
1: Fundamentals of Pediatric Endocrinology
P. S. N. Menon, Vijayalakshmi Bhatia, Meena P. Desai
2: Molecular Basis of Pediatric Endocrinopathies
Kanakadurga Singer, Prapai Dejkhamron, Ram K. Menon
3: Fetal and Neonatal Endocrinology
Meena P. Desai
3.1 Fetal and Neonatal Endocrine System
Meena P. Desai
3.2 Metabolic and Endocrine Consequences of Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Paul Hofman, Wayne Cutfield
4: Normal and Abnormal Growth
Vijayalakshmi Bhatia
4.1 Normal Growth
Vijayalakshmi Bhatia, Preeti Dabadghao
4.2 Growth Retardation
Preeti Dabadghao, Vijayalakshmi Bhatia
4.3 Tall Stature and Overgrowth Syndromes
Vijayalakshmi Bhatia
4.4 Skeletal Dysplasias
Madhulika Kabra
5: Disorders of Growth Hormone Production and Action
Meena P. Desai
5.1 Growth Hormone Deficiency and Insensitivity
Meena P. Desai, Prisca Colaco
5.2 CNS Tumours and Hypopituitarism
Vaman Khadilkar
5.3 Growth Hormone Therapy: Principles and Practice
Christopher T. Cowell, Ben J. Wheeler, Helena K. Gleeson
6: Disorders of Pubertal Development
P. S. N. Menon
6.1 Physiology of Puberty
Anju Seth, Rajni Sharma
6.2 Delayed Puberty
Margaret Zacharin, Indraneel Banerjee
6.3 Precocious Puberty
Anurag Bajpai, P. S. N. Menon
6.4 Gynecomastia
Sivaprakash Somasundaram, A. C. Ammini
6.5 Peripubertal Hyperandrogenism and Hirsutism
Gunjan Garg, A.C. Ammini
6.6 Gynecological Problems in Childhood and Adolescence
Margaret Zacharin, Sonia R. Grover
7: Turner Syndrome
Nalini S. Shah, Mathew John
8: Disorders of the Thyroid Gland
Meena P. Desai
8.1 The Thyroid Gland
Meena P. Desai
8.2 Hypothyroidism, Goitre and Thyroid Neoplasia
Meena P. Desai
8.3 Hyperthyroidism
Padma S. Menon
8.4 Health Consequences of Iodine Deficiency in Children
Anju Seth
9: The Adrenal Glands
P. S. N. Menon
9.1 The Adrenal Cortex—Physiology
Anurag Bajpai, P. S. N. Menon
9.2 Disorders of Adrenocortical Biosynthesis
Palany Raghupathy
9.3 Hyperfunction of the Adrenal Cortex
Nalini S. Shah, Anurag Ranjan Lila
9.4 Adrenal Insufficiency
Prisca Colaco
9.5 Glucocorticoid Therapy
Anurag Bajpai, P. S. N. Menon
9.6 Endocrine Hypertension in Children
Vaman Khadilkar
10: Disorders of Sex Development
P. S. N. Menon
10.1 Evaluation of a Child with Ambiguous Genitalia—Diagnosis and Management
Garry L. Warne, Nella A. Greggio
10.2 Micropenis
M. Vijayakumar, P. S. N. Menon
10.3 Undescended Testes
Anna Simon, P. S. N. Menon
11: Disorders of Water, Electrolyte and Acid–Base Homeostasis
P. S. N. Menon
11.1 Disorders of Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis
Prisca Colaco
11.2 Renal Tubular Acidosis
Sudha Rao Chandrashekhar
12: Diabetes Mellitus
Vijayalakshmi Bhatia
12.1 Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus—Pathogenesis and Prevention
Eesh Bhatia
12.2 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Other Forms of Diabetes in Children
Mathew John, Nalini S. Shah
12.3 Ambulatory Management of Diabetes Mellitus
Anju Virmani
12.4 Acute and Chronic Complications of Diabetes in Childhood
Aspi Irani
12.5 The Infant of a Diabetic Mother
Anju Virmani
13: Hypoglycemia in Infancy and Childhood
Sudha Rao Chandrashekhar, Meena P. Desai
14: Childhood Obesity
Usha Sriram
15: Disorders of Calcium, Phosphorus and Bone Metabolism
Vijayalakshmi Bhatia
15.1 Normal Mineral Metabolism
Raja Padidela, Ambrish Mithal, Zulf Mughal
15.2 Evaluation of Children with Bone and Mineral Disorders
Raja Padidela, Ambrish Mithal, Zulf Mughal
15.3 Hypocalcemia, Hypercalcemia and Disorders of the Parathyroid Glands
Zulf Mughal, Raja Padidela
15.4 Metabolic Bone Disease
Zulf Mughal
16: Polyglandular Endocrine Syndromes
Rajiv Singla, Nikhil Tandon
17: Endocrine Consequences of Systemic Disorders
Meena P. Desai
17.1 Growth and Endocrine Function in ß-Thalassemia Major
Louis C. K. Low
17.2 Growth and Endocrine Dysfunction in Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Meena P. Desai, Purna Kurkure
18: Principles of Hormone Measurement
Vijayalakshmi Bhatia
Index