Effect of growth hormone on fatty liver in panhypopituitarism

A 17 year old boy was admitted because of short stature and hepatomegaly. He was diagnosed with panhypopituitarism and fatty liver. The fatty liver improved, not with hydrocortisone or levothyroxine treatment, but with growth hormone administration. The fatty liver in this patient was attributable t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of disease in childhood 1997-06, Vol.76 (6), p.537-538
Hauptverfasser:	Takano, Syoko, Kanzaki, Susumu, Sato, Masayoshi, Kubo, Toshihide, Seino, Yoshiki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Body Weight Endocrinopathies fatty liver Fatty Liver - drug therapy Fatty Liver - etiology Fatty Liver - pathology Growth Disorders - complications growth hormone Growth Hormone - deficiency Growth Hormone - therapeutic use Growth hormones Humans Hydrocortisone - therapeutic use hypopituitarism Hypopituitarism - blood Hypopituitarism - complications Hypopituitarism - drug therapy Hypothalamus. Hypophysis. Epiphysis (diseases) Insulin Insulin-like growth factors Liver Male Medical Evaluation Medical sciences Metabolism Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms Obesity Original Physical Examinations Pituitary gland Pregnancy Scientific Concepts Thyroid gland Thyroxine - therapeutic use Ultrasonic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	A 17 year old boy was admitted because of short stature and hepatomegaly. He was diagnosed with panhypopituitarism and fatty liver. The fatty liver improved, not with hydrocortisone or levothyroxine treatment, but with growth hormone administration. The fatty liver in this patient was attributable to a growth hormone deficient state.
ISSN:	0003-9888 1468-2044
DOI:	10.1136/adc.76.6.537