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Choroidal neovascularization in patient undergoing growth hormone treatment
Case report
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Authors: João R de Oliveira Dias, Eduardo B Rodrigues, Maurício Martinazzo, Michel E Farah
Published Date August 2008
Volume 2009:3 Pages 89 - 90
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S3835
João R de Oliveira Dias1, Eduardo B Rodrigues2, Maurício Martinazzo2, Michel E Farah2
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract: 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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