Choroidal neovascularization in patient undergoing growth hormone treatment
| Autor: | João R de Oliveira Dias, Eduardo B Rodrigues, Maurício Martinazzo, Michel E Farah |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Clinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2009, Iss default, Pp 89-90 (2008) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1177-5467 1177-5483 |
| Popis: | João R de Oliveira Dias1, Eduardo B Rodrigues2, Maurício Martinazzo2, Michel E Farah21Faculty of Medicine, University of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, BrazilAbstract: 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.Keywords: choroidal neovascularization, growth hormone, optical coherence tomography, retina, angiogenesis |
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