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Improved growth with growth hormone therapy in a child with glycogen storage disease Ib
Author(s) -
Noto RA,
Vijayaraghavan V,
Timoshin A,
Sansobrino D
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2003.tb00635.x
Subject(s) - medicine , glycogen storage disease , glycogen storage disease type i , short stature , growth hormone , decompensation , endocrinology , hyperlipidemia , medical nutrition therapy , disease , hormone , diabetes mellitus
In type Ib glycogen storage disease (GSD) growth is typically affected and short stature is a common feature. Reported use and effect of growth hormone (GH) therapy in children with GSD is limited. We report on the use of substitutive GH treatment in a poorly growing adolescent female with GSD type Ib. The patient's growth velocity increased from a baseline level of 2.5cm/y to an average growth velocity during GH therapy of 8.7 cm/y. During GH therapy this patient did not demonstrate metabolic decompensation but increased levels of cholesterol and triglycerides were seen (A‐1). Conclusion : Patients with GSD may experience an improvement in growth response with GH treatment. Prior to GH therapy, treatment of hyperlipidemia associated with GSD should allow the therapy to be safely tolerated.