Case Report

A Child with Local Lipohypertrophy following Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Administration

Table 1

IGF-1 generation test result and preceding IGF-1 and IGFBP3 concentrations.

Age (years)IGF-1 (nmol/L)SD scoreIGFBP3 (mg/L)

8.28−2.01.6

9.39−2.11.9

9.8
 At baseline12−1.81.8
 After 7 days of daily rhGH, at a dose of 0.7 mg per m2 BSA290.02.5

BSA: body surface area; IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor 1; IGFBP3: insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3; rhGH: recombinant human growth hormone.