hrp0098p3-142 | GH and IGFs | ESPE2024

Growth Hormone and Scoliosis; Cause or Coincidence?

Alzahrani Hajer , Alkhuzaei Hisham , Attia Najya , Al Mutair Angham

Introduction: Growth hormone therapy has been approved in the management of short stature secondary to various causes for many years. The safety of growth hormone therapy is questioned in different aspects, one of which is scoliosis development or progression.Cases: We are reporting two cases addressing the concerns of scoliosis and growth hormone (GH) therapy.First case: A 12 year...