A Rare Presentation of Pseudotumor Cerebri Secondary to Growth Hormone Therapy in a Child with Panhypopituitarism
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
Pseudotumor cerebri is an increase in intracranial pressure with no evidence of an intracranial space-occupying lesion. It is considered a rare complication of growth hormone therapy. We report a rare case of a 7-year-old boy with panhypopituitarism presenting with pseudotumor cerebri after three months of growth hormone replacement therapy. Intracranial pressure normalized after withdrawal of growth hormone therapy, addition of acetazolamide, and serial therapeutic lumber punctures.
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Yara Kano, Abdulmoein Eid Al-Agha, Elaf Alzarnougi
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