Reversible brain lesion following growth hormone replacement therapy in an adolescent

A 12.6-year-old girl presented with a 2-month history of headache, recurrent vomiting and 5 kg weight loss. She had been receiving recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) replacement therapy at a dose of 0.035 mg/kg for the past 10 months, due to short stature. Investigations before initiating rhGH,...

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Published in:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Hadjipanayis, Adamos, Efstathiou, Elisavet, Theophilou, Leda, Chrousos, George
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Unexpected Outcome (Positive or Negative) Including Adverse Drug Reactions
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5695358/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29141928
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-221885
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