Growth Hormone Deficiency in a Patient with Becker Muscular Dystrophy: A Pediatric Case Report

Growth Hormone Deficiency in a Patient with Becker Muscular Dystrophy: A Pediatric Case Report

Objective. To describe a biochemical growth hormone (GH) deficiency and to evaluate therapeutic result in a six-year-old male with Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). Methods. GH peak was evaluated after response to arginine and insulin. Bone age was evaluated according to Greulich and Pyle method. Re...

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Main Authors: Valeria Calcaterra, Annachiara Malvezzi, Rossana Toglia, Angela Berardinelli, Elena Bozzola, Mauro Bozzola, Daniela Larizza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/684249
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