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Occurrence After Treatment With Chorionic Gonadotropin

Paul J. Hirsch, MD; Stuart A. Hirsch, MD

JAMA. 1976;235(7):751.

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FIDLER and Brook¹ recently reported two cases of slipped upper femoral epiphysis during treatment with growth hormone. Rennie and Mitchell² reported a similar case.

We have been unable to find reports of slipped capital femoral epiphysis following administration of chorionic gonadotropin, which has also been known to cause a growth spurt.³

Report of a Case

A 17-year-old young man, with a skeletal age of 14 years, was seen in Rutgers Medical School-Raritan Valley Hospital emergency room in December 1974, with right hip pain. His height was 1.87 meters, and weight was 75 kg. He had normal body proportions and normal testicular development and pubic hair pattern. In July 1974, he had been treated for "retarded puberty," manifested by absence of axillary and pubic hair. Results of an examination at that time had indicated a low testosterone level. He was treated with chorionic gonadotropin, 3,000 units twice weekly for . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Rutgers Medical School, Piscataway, NJ.

Footnotes
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