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Acromegalic Hand: Markedly enlarged hand resulting from excess growth hormone. For reference
purposes, the comparison hand is
Acromegalic Hand ... Markedly enlarged hand ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Acromegaly #Acromegalic ... #Hand #UCSDH
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
clinical findings • Acromegaly ... plate fusion -> acromegaly ... rare causes of acromegaly ... • Enlarged hands ... Overproduction #diagnosis #signs
Clinical signs in hands of rheumatoid arthritis: ulnar deviation, swan-neck and boutonnière deformity.

#PhysicalExam 
#clinical #photo #rheum
Clinical signs in ... hands of rheumatoid ... PhysicalExam #clinical #photo
Acromegaly 
Caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland. 
The condition is rare
Acromegaly Caused ... #Acromegaly #Signs
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
spinal cord - Signs ... Ataxia (early sign ... weakness (late sign ... ) • Hand paresthesias ... dexterity loss (early signs
Acromegaly in patient with a pituitary adenoma #acromegaly #pituitary #adenoma #GnRH #Hand #PhysicalExam #clinical #photo
Acromegaly in patient ... pituitary adenoma #acromegaly ... adenoma #GnRH #Hand ... PhysicalExam #clinical #photo
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease: A febrile illness (caused by Coxsackie Virus) associated vesicle formation on
Hand, Foot, and ... formation on the hands ... Vesicle #UCSDH #Photo
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
activates lipolysis Signs ... - Giantism or acromegaly ... , widening of hands
Sydenham Chorea on Physical Exam

Milkmaid's grip sign seen with hand gripping.

#Milkmaids #Sydenham #Chorea #PhysicalExam #milking #sign
Milkmaid's grip sign ... seen with hand ... PhysicalExam #milking #sign ... #hand #grip #neurology
Cutis Verticis Gyrata: Idiopathic development of excess folds and furrows within the skin of the head.
Associated
mental retardation, acromegaly ... Verticis #Gyrata #Photo