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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Acromegaly & Gigantism
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Imaging Studies, Treatment, Medications, Surgery, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Follow-Up, Complications, Prognosis, References,
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Topics Discussed: acromegaly.
Excerpt: | |  Pituitary tumor
Excessive growth of hands, feet, jaw, and internal organs Gigantism if growth hormone (GH) excess before closure of epiphyses; acromegaly if after closure Amenorrhea, headaches, visual field loss, weakness Soft, doughy, sweaty handshake Elevated insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) Serum GH not suppressed following oral glucose |
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