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ea0051p055 | Pituitary and growth | BSPED2017

Long-term unidentified complication of IGF-I treatment: Pulmoner hypertension

Akinci Aysehan , Dundar Ismail , Karakurt Cemsit

In this report, we described pulmonary hypertension (PH) in two patients with growth hormone insensitivity (GHI) who are taking IGF-I(increlex) for along time.Case 1: 6-year-old male patient who has been followed for 4 years with the diagnosis of GHI. He was admitted to the hospital with the complaints of hypoglycemia and severe short stature (height SDS: −7.4). His physical examination, laboratory findings(GH>40 μg/dl, IGF-IA homozygous m...