J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol. 2015; 7(1): 77-79 | DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.1639
Recovery of Central Fever after GH Therapy in a Patient with GH Deficiency Secondary to Posttraumatic Brain Injury
Hale Ünver Tuhan1, Ahmet Anık1, Gönül Çatlı1, Ayhan Abacı2, Tülay Öztürk3, Handan Güleryüz3, Ece Böber11Dokuz Eylül University Faculty Of Medicine, Department Of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey
2Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey
3Dokuz Eylül University Faculty Of Medicine, Department Of Pediatric Radiology, İzmir, Turkey
Growth hormone (GH) deficiency is the most common pituitary hormone deficiency after traumatic brain injury. Patients with GH deficiency have a reduced sweating capacity which increases the risk of developing hyperthermia. To the best of our knowledge, central fever that developed due to GH deficiency and improved with GH treatment has not yet been reported. In this article, we present a case of dramatic improvement of central fever with recombinant human GH therapy in a patient with posttraumatic GH deficiency.
Keywords: hypopituitarism,traumatic brain injury,central fever,Growth hormone deficiency,growth hormone therapy
Hale Ünver Tuhan, Ahmet Anık, Gönül Çatlı, Ayhan Abacı, Tülay Öztürk, Handan Güleryüz, Ece Böber. Recovery of Central Fever after GH Therapy in a Patient with GH Deficiency Secondary to Posttraumatic Brain Injury. J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol. 2015; 7(1): 77-79
Manuscript Language: English