Case Report

Arrested Puberty in an Adolescent Male with Anorexia Nervosa Successfully Resumed with Multidisciplinary Care

Table 2

Basal endocrine surveys from 6 months after presentation to the last follow-up visit.

Parameter (units)Follow-up periodReference
6 months15 months

FSH (mUI/L)3.43.41.5–12.4
LH (mUI/L)4.114.81.7–8.6
Total testosterone (ng/dL)317.7651249–836
TSH (UI/mL)2.062.90.5–3.4
Free T4 (ng/dL)0.7910.85–1.37
Free T3 (ng/dL)32–4.5
Prolactin (ng/mL)10.64–15.2
IGF-1 (ug/L)¥271126–429
ACTH (ng/L)23.17–63
Late-night salivary cortisol (nmol/L)±14.4<7

ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor-1; LH: luteinizing hormone; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; T4: thyroxine; T3: triiodothyronine. Collected at 08:30. ¥IGF-1 adjusted for age, in standard deviation (SD) score: −1.17 SD. ±Collected at 23:00.