title: Recovery of Central Fever after GH Therapy in a Patient with GH Deficiency Secondary to Posttraumatic Brain Injury.
abstract: 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.
authors: Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey. E-mail: ayhanabaci@gmail.com.
authors: Hale
authors: H
authors: Ünver Tuhan
authors: Ahmet
authors: A
authors: Anık
authors: Gönül
authors: G
authors: Çatlı
authors: Ayhan
authors: A
authors: Abacı
authors: Tülay
authors: T
authors: Öztürk
authors: Handan
authors: H
authors: Güleryüz
authors: Ece
authors: E
authors: Böber
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone