Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
159 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction

Can Growth Hormone Treatment Help To Cure Pseudo Dwarfism?

my son is 4 yrs old, it is apparent now that he is suffering from pseudo-dwarfism as i did. he has curvature of his legs but his pediatrician is not convinced it is severe enough for surgery. i have read up recently on the synthetic and natural growth hormone treatments also. so my questions are, 1) do any of the gh treatments, natural or artificial, actually work with little to no side effect..and 2) with my son having the curvature in his legs would that need to be corrected still if the therapy worked or would it then correct itself?
Mon, 14 Dec 2015
Report Abuse
Pediatrician,  's  Response
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
I have read your question in detail and I know that you are very concerned about your child.

Pseudo dwarfism will not get benefitted by growth hormone therapy.
The cause of bending of legs in your child could be calcium deficiency.
In my opinion, you should do complete blood count, calcium levels and X ray wrist to rule out calcium deficiency.
If we give therapy for calcium deficiency then there are chances that bending of legs will get corrected to some extent.

I hope this will help you.
Take care.
I find this answer helpful
Note: For further queries related to your child health, Talk to a Pediatrician. Click here to Book a Consultation.
Disclaimer: These answers are for your information only and not intended to replace your relationship with your treating physician.
This is a short, free answer. For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service [Sample answer]
Share on
 

Related questions you may be interested in


Recent questions on Dwarfism


Loading Online Doctors....
Can Growth Hormone Treatment Help To Cure Pseudo Dwarfism?

Hi, Welcome to HCM. I have read your question in detail and I know that you are very concerned about your child. Pseudo dwarfism will not get benefitted by growth hormone therapy. The cause of bending of legs in your child could be calcium deficiency. In my opinion, you should do complete blood count, calcium levels and X ray wrist to rule out calcium deficiency. If we give therapy for calcium deficiency then there are chances that bending of legs will get corrected to some extent. I hope this will help you. Take care.