Legg-Calve-Perthes disease in an 8-year old girl with Acrodysostosis type 1 on growth hormone therapy: case report.

Whei Ying LimEmily L Germain-LeeNancy S Dunbar

Published in: International journal of pediatric endocrinology (2020)

Patients with ACRDYS1 on GH therapy may be at increased risk of LCPD. This has not been reported in patients with PHP1A treated with GH. Clinicians and families need to be aware of this potential complication when counseling about GH treatment.

Keyphrases

growth hormone
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