ABSTRACT Hypopituitarism is a disorder characterized by insufficient secretion of one or more pituitary hormones. New etiologies of hypopituitarism have been recently described, including head trauma, cerebral hemorrhage, and drug-induced hypophysitis. The investigation of patients with these new disorde...
ABSTRACT Objective: Dyslipidemia is prevalent among patients with hypopituitarism, especially in those with growth hormone (GH) deficiency. This study aimed to evaluate the response to statin therapy among adult patients with dyslipidemia and hypopituitarism. Subjects and methods: A total of 113 patien...
CONTEXTO: A somatropina é disponibilizada nas apresentações de 4 UI e 12 UI frasco-ampola e pertence ao Grupo 1B do Componente Especializado da Assistência Farmacêutica (CEAF). Observou-se que o consumo de somatropina 12 UI apresentou crescimento maior em relação à de 4 UI. A partir de 2015, a so...
La baja talla en la infancia es una causa frecuente de derivación al endocrinólogo infantil, y corresponde la mayoría de las veces a variantes normales del crecimiento. Inicialmente la terapéutica con hormona de crecimiento humana estaba circunscripta a los niños que presentaban deficiencia de dicha...
