Choroidal neovascularization in patient undergoing growth hormone treatment

The association between growth-hormone (GH) and neovascular retinopathies in nondiabetic patients has been reported in earlier series. We report occurrence of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in a 15-year-old male patient undergoing long-term GH therapy. The CNV could be a consequence of the GH-in...

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Autores principales: de Oliveira Dias, João R, Rodrigues, Eduardo B, Martinazzo, Maurício, Farah, Michel E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2709025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19668549
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Sumario:The association between growth-hormone (GH) and neovascular retinopathies in nondiabetic patients has been reported in earlier series. We report occurrence of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in a 15-year-old male patient undergoing long-term GH therapy. The CNV could be a consequence of the GH-intake in a susceptible myopic patient.

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