✦ LIBER ✦
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis during treatment with recombinant human growth hormone for Turner syndrome
✍ Scribed by S. Sakano; Y. Yoshihashi; T. Miura
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 191 KB
- Volume
- 114
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-3916
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✦ Synopsis
A b s t r a c t Recombinant human growth hormone has recently been used to treat the short stature of Turner syndrome. However, this therapy m a y induce slipped capital femoral epiphysis, since the epiphyseal plate widens and becomes w e a k through either growth hormone or hypogonadism. This report shows that a slipped capital femoral epiphysis occurred during this treatment for an l l -y e a rold girl who was suffering from Turner syndrome. Thus, these patients who are being treated with growth hormone should be carefully observed.