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Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... and Management ... : • Classic Acromegaly ... macrognathia), ↑ hand ... resistance pseudo-acromegaly
Acromegalic Hand: Markedly enlarged hand resulting from excess growth hormone. For reference
purposes, the comparison hand is
Acromegalic Hand ... Markedly enlarged hand ... the comparison hand ... Clinical #Photo #Acromegaly ... #Acromegalic #Hand
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
- Pathogenesis and ... clinical findings • Acromegaly ... plate fusion -> acromegaly ... rare causes of acromegaly ... • Enlarged hands
Acromegaly 
Caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland. 
The condition is rare
Acromegaly Caused ... condition is rare and ... present between 30 and ... #Acromegaly #Signs
Hirsutism - Differential Diagnosis
Defined as excessive dark, coarse, male-pattern hair growth
Hirsutism causes in premenopausal women:
 •
Cushing's Syndrome, Acromegaly ... Cushing's Syndrome, Acromegaly ... Pucci @gabifpucci and
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Various drugs and ... Endocrinopathies - Acromegaly
Cutis Verticis Gyrata: Idiopathic development of excess folds and furrows within the skin of the head.
Associated
of excess folds and ... mental retardation, acromegaly ... , and a number of
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Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
activates osteoblasts and ... - Giantism or acromegaly ... , widening of hands
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
Effects of Large and ... Hypogonadism • Acromegaly ... Change in shoe and ... post-surgical) - Thirst and