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?
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor. 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.