An analytical review of growth hormone studies in children after renal transplantation
โ Scribed by Elizabeth Ingulli; Amir Tejani
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 539 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-041X
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## Background: Growth retardation persists in renal allograft recipients despite successful transplantation. the etiology is multi-factorial including the adverse effects of corticosteroids, suboptimal allograft function, and perturbations of the gh/gf axis. recombinant human growth hormone (rhgh)
Renal dysfunction of variable severity is being increasingly recognized as a major complication of calcineurin inhibitors (CI), in some patients even necessitating renal transplantation. Close and effective monitoring of the renal function is indicated. Current methods for this monitoring are calcul