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A 17-year-old boy with lymphocytic infundibuloneurohypophysitis who developed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis effectively treated with growth hormone.

Hidekuni TakahashiShigeo NishimataAtsushi KumadaGaku YamanakaYasuyo KashiwagiHisashi Kawashima
Published in: Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports (2022)
In recent years, the efficacy of growth hormone replacement therapy in normalizing the liver function of adult-onset growth hormone deficiency patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has been reported. Lymphocytic infundibuloneurohypophysitis is a very rare disease, particularly in childhood. We here presented a rare case of a child with lymphocytic infundibuloneurohypophysitis who developed NASH and showed substantial improvement in liver function after growth hormone treatment.
Keyphrases
  • growth hormone
  • replacement therapy
  • rare case
  • smoking cessation
  • liver injury
  • mental health
  • drug induced
  • young adults
  • liver fibrosis