Case Report

Growth Hormone Deficiency in a Patient with Becker Muscular Dystrophy: A Pediatric Case Report

Table 1

Clinical, hormonal, and radiological parameters of the patient during GH therapy.

ParametersTime of therapy
Start 1 year2 years3 years4 years

Age6 yr and 4 m7 yr and 7 m 8 yrand 6 m9 yr and 5 m10 yr and 5 m
Height
 (cm)100108.5115122128.5
 (SDS)−3.66−3.01−2.72−2.34−2.07
Weight (Kg)17.520.422.425.829.3
BMI
 (kg/m2)17.917.316.917.317.7
 (SDS)0.620.38−0.03−0.11−0.21
Height velocity
 (cm/yr)Unknown6.657.527.226.59
 (SDS)1.532.562.532.12
Bone age42 months4–6 yr6 yr8-9 yr11 yr
IGF 1
 (ng/dL)5368.4174.0267.0221
 (centile*)25th25th–50th50th–95th50th–95th50th–95th

Centile for age and sex [7].