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Cutis Verticis Gyrata: Idiopathic development of excess folds and furrows within the skin of the head.
Associated
Cutis Verticis Gyrata ... furrows within the skin ... mental retardation, acromegaly ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... #Photo #UCSDH
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
, hair growth, skin ... tags, skin thickening ... cutis verticis gyrata ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
- Giantism or acromegaly ... tunnel, OSA, Incr skin ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology