WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2000: Re: Hump Back

Re: Hump Back

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 May 2000 16:55:26 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 31 May 2000, Carolyn wrote: >
>She does not take any medications except the birth control. What are
>other problems to look for and how does your body produce these
>steriods. Can this hump be controlled so it does not get bigger or can
>this hump go away? I called an endocrinologist and she got an
>appointment not until July 11th. Thank you so much for the info.

The body produces steroids in the adrenal gland or on occasion in adrenal like tissue in other parts of the body. The hump will usually resolve to some degree if the source of steroids is removed or controlled-that is if this is really the cause. I would not wait for an assessment until July. I would ask your pediatrician to evaluate for an adrenal abnormality or excess. This can be life-threatening if indeed there is adrenal tissue producing an excess of steroids... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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