Aim: To describe a group of neonates with congenital, non-traumatic chylothorax, one of whom developed transient hypothyroidism following treatment with somatostatin. Methods: The charts of seven infants with congenit...Aim: To describe a group of neonates with congenital, non-traumatic chylothorax, one of whom developed transient hypothyroidism following treatment with somatostatin. Methods: The charts of seven infants with congenital chylothorax were reviewed in terms of their clinical presentation, the severity of their disease, the complications they presented and the duration of their hospitalization. Their pituitary-thyroid axis function was monitored in particular. Results: The seven infants, all preterm (32-34wk), suffered from congenital chylothorax and hydrops fetalis diagnosed during the prenatal period. Four were treated by intrauterine drainage, and four had congenital malformations. Hospitalization lasted from 32 to 120 d. Three of the infants suffered from thrombocytopenia, three had chronic lung disease, and one suffered from Gram-negative sepsis. The infant treated with somatostatin initially had normal thyroid function, but later developed primary transient hypothyroidism and was treated with L-thyroxine. The thyroid screening tests for the infants who were not treated with somatostatin were all normal. Conclusions: Repeated doses of somatostatin were effective in reducing chylus production. Administering this treatment earlier should be considered in order to minimize known complications. The only potential side effect observed was primary transient hypothyroidism. Therefore, careful monitoring of the pituitary-thyroid axis is advised.展开更多
文摘Aim: To describe a group of neonates with congenital, non-traumatic chylothorax, one of whom developed transient hypothyroidism following treatment with somatostatin. Methods: The charts of seven infants with congenital chylothorax were reviewed in terms of their clinical presentation, the severity of their disease, the complications they presented and the duration of their hospitalization. Their pituitary-thyroid axis function was monitored in particular. Results: The seven infants, all preterm (32-34wk), suffered from congenital chylothorax and hydrops fetalis diagnosed during the prenatal period. Four were treated by intrauterine drainage, and four had congenital malformations. Hospitalization lasted from 32 to 120 d. Three of the infants suffered from thrombocytopenia, three had chronic lung disease, and one suffered from Gram-negative sepsis. The infant treated with somatostatin initially had normal thyroid function, but later developed primary transient hypothyroidism and was treated with L-thyroxine. The thyroid screening tests for the infants who were not treated with somatostatin were all normal. Conclusions: Repeated doses of somatostatin were effective in reducing chylus production. Administering this treatment earlier should be considered in order to minimize known complications. The only potential side effect observed was primary transient hypothyroidism. Therefore, careful monitoring of the pituitary-thyroid axis is advised.
文摘903400 新降钙素原肽 [专,英]/Zymogenetics; Univ-Washington/WO8910-934:10.01.89-US-295719 (16.11.89)(03.05.88-US-189913)02.05.89 as U01856.89-356476/48(81页)[译自DBA,1990,9(5),90-025651新肽由至少12个氨基酸组成(最好是52～57位),与大鼠 N-原降钙素(N-proCT)部分同源.同成纤维细胞相比,在最大刺激浓度下,它至少可使成骨细胞和原成骨细胞中的 DNA 合成提高两倍.它的蛋白序列是从大鼠、人。
