hrp0097p2-308 | Late Breaking | ESPE2023

The use of growth hormone in children and its effect on the thyroid function at Benghazi children hospital

Elshakmak Abdussalam , Elmhabresh Murad , Elhesuni Allia

Objectives: to describe the effect of GH therapy on thyroid function and the frequency of hypothyroidism during GH therapy.Patients and methods: This is retrospective case series observational study of 120 children (62 male and 58 female) treated with rGH at Endocrine clinic in Benghazi children hospital (2002 – 2017), categorized according to indication of therapy to main four groups namely: Growth Hormone Deficie...