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:: Volume 7, Issue 1 (3-2018) ::
Int J Med Invest 2018, 7(1): 45-48 Back to browse issues page
Primary Growth Hormone Deficiency And Usher Syndrome: A Case Report
Reza Jafari , Banafshe Nouri *
Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran.
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Introduction: The Usher syndrome (USH) is an autosomal-recessive disorder refers to The combinded bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and in some cases vestibular dysfunction. There are three clinical types of Usher syndrome: type 1, type 2, and type 3. Type 3 is characterised by progressive hearing loss and variable age of onset of retinal degenerationand he or she will usually require hearing aids by mid- to late adulthood. Night blindness usually begins sometime during puberty. Case Presentation: The present case reports is a 13 years-old male with type 3 of usher syndrome syndrome who developed a previously undescribed growth hormone de- ficiency. Conclusion: We sugesst usher syndrome type 3 could be a primery GH deficiency disorders.potential link between usher syndrome and GH deficiency is still unclear and needs further studies.
Keywords: Usher syndrome, GH deficiency, Retinitis pigmentosa
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Type of Study: case report | Subject: General
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