A Child with Local Lipohypertrophy following Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Administration

Local lipohypertrophy due to recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) administration is a rare phenomenon. Here, we report a case of an 11-year-old girl who presented with a paraumbilical swelling, approximately one year after the start of rhGH treatment for short stature due to the presumed diagnosi...

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Main Authors: Ilan J. N. Koppen, Roel Bakx, Chris C. de Kruiff, A. S. Paul van Trotsenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9648043

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