Abstract
We describe three adolescent patients on chronic hemodialysis with a pubertal growth spurt who developed severe hyperparathyroidism during recombinant human growth hormone treatment. Parathyroid hormone levels were raised in parallel with the increase in linear growth in all patients. In two patients, hyperparathyroidism was successfully controlled with an increase in calcitriol dosage. In the third patient, growth hormone had to be withdrawn. We discuss the possibility that puberty is a risk factor for the development of hyperparathyroidism during growth hormone therapy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 56-58 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Pediatric Nephrology |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- Growth hormone
- Hemodialysis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Puberty
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nephrology
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health