title: Biosynthetic growth hormone therapy in children with growth hormone deficiency: experience at AIIMS, New Delhi.
abstract: A total of 20 previously untreated children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) were treated for one year with biosynthetic human growth hormone (hGH). The mean chronologic age was 9.43 +/- 3.52 years with a height age of 5.02 years, and bone age 9.43 +/- 3.52 (TW2-RUS) 6.42 years. The mean pretreatment growth velocity was 2.43 +/- 0.90 cm/year. Of these 14 children had complete GHD (peak GH levels less than 5 ng/ml) and 6 had partial GHD. They were treated with recombinant GH in a dose of 0.5 IU/kg/week divided into 6-7 injections per week subcutaneously at night. The mean growth velocity increased to 8.88 +/- 2.10 cm/yr at the end of 6 months and 8.00 +/- 2.21 cm/yr at 12 months. The actual gain ranged from 6-11 cm in a year. There were no local adverse reactions. One child developed vitiligo of the face and another transient hyperglycemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Virmani
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sethi
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000886:Anthropometry; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013006:Growth Hormone