Investigation of the skin characteristics in patients with severe GH deficiency and the effects of 6 months of GH replacement therapy: a randomized placebo controlled study

Tanriverdi, Fatih; Borlu, MURAT; Atmaca, Hulusi; Koc, Cagdas; Unluhizarci, KÜRŞAD; Utaş, Serap; Kelestimur, Fahrettin

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.2006.02631.x

Investigation of the skin characteristics in patients with severe GH deficiency and the effects of 6 months of GH replacement therapy: a randomized placebo controlled study

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Tanriverdi F. , Borlu M. , Atmaca H., Koc C. A. , Unluhizarci K. , Utaş S. , et al.

CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, cilt.65, ss.579-585, 2006 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 65 Konu: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2006
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2006.02631.x
Dergi Adı: CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
Sayfa Sayısı: ss.579-585

Özet

Objective The presence of GH receptor in human skin and its appendages suggests a direct effect of GH on skin characteristics. The skin is usually thin and dry in patients with GH deficiency (GHD). Sheehan's syndrome classically refers to postpartum hypopituitarism and GH is one of the earliest pituitary hormones lost. While severe GHD is a well-established feature of Sheehan's Syndrome, skin characteristics and the effects of GH replacement therapy (GHRT) have been investigated neither in Sheehan's syndrome nor in other disorders of GHD. The aim of this study was to investigate the skin characteristics, including the sebum content, hydration (skin capacitance), transepidermal water loss (TEWL), pH and skin temperature, and particularly the effects of 6 months of GHRT on these parameters in GH deficient patients with Sheehan's syndrome.