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CONDITION OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM IN PATIENTSWITH ACROMEGALY.

Остеопороз и остеопатии, 2010
Despite the relatively low incidence of acromegaly (60-70 cases per I million inhabitants), this disease has a special place among the heterogeneous group of diseases that lead to the defeat of the locomotor apparatus.
A S Fedotova, N N Molitvoslovova, L I Alekseeva, L Ya Rozhinskaya, A. S. Fedotova, N. N. Molitvoslovova, L. I. Alexeeva, L. Y. Rozhinskaya   +7 more
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Patient reported outcome data from acromegaly patients treated with injectable somatostatin receptor ligands (SRLs) in routine clinical practice

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2020
Background Acromegaly patients managed on Somatostatin receptor ligands (SRLs), the most common first-line pharmacotherapy for acromegaly, may still experience acromegaly symptoms such as headache, sweating, fatigue, soft tissue swelling, and joint pain,
Eliza B. Geer, Jill Sisco, Daphne T. Adelman, William H. Ludlam, Asi Haviv, Shuqian Liu, Susan D. Mathias, Dana Gelbaum, Lizheng Shi   +8 more
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Rheumatic manifestations of acromegaly [PDF]

Остеопороз и остеопатии, 2020
Acromegaly is a chronic endocrine disease characterized by excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH), which, in turn, leads to increased insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) secretion by the liver.
Taras S. Panevin, Lyudmila I. Alekseeva, Galina A. Melnichenko   +2 more
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Heat Intolerance and Hyperhidrosis as the only Presenting Manifestations of Acromegaly: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Acromegaly is a state of Growth Hormone (GH) excess characterised by coarse facial features, acral enlargement, hyperhidrosis, headache, visual disturbances and visceromegaly. The most common cause of acromegaly is pituitary adenoma.
TN Kamalesh, HA VIJAYA SARATHY, NT SREEDEVI   +2 more
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Association of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms With Activity of Acromegaly, Vitamin D Status and Risk of Osteoporotic Fractures in Acromegaly Patients

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019
Introduction: The vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene is one of the most widely studied tumorigenesis-related genes. The primary objective of this study was assessment of possible roles of VDR gene polymorphisms in acromegaly, with regard to the activity of ...
Aleksandra Jawiarczyk-Przybyłowska, Jowita Halupczok-Żyła, Katarzyna Kolačkov, Łukasz Gojny, Agnieszka Zembska, Marek Bolanowski   +5 more
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Polycystic ovary syndrome preceding the diagnosis of acromegaly: a retrospective study in 97 reproductive-aged women

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2023
Background Acromegaly is a disease of growth hormone excess that results in enlargement of extremities, abnormal glucose and lipid metabolism, and gonadal disruption. Manifestations of the disease are insidious and typically lead to a diagnostic delay of
Anamil M. Khiyami, Tahereh Orouji Jokar, Hussein M. Abdallah, Paul A. Gardner, Georgios A. Zenonos, Aaron K. Styer, Pouneh K. Fazeli   +6 more
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Acromegaly presenting with myelopathy due to ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament: a case report

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Background Acromegaly is a rare disease caused by high serum levels of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), often originating from a pituitary adenoma.
Daisuke Kamakura, Katsunori Fukutake, Kazumasa Nakamura, Shintaro Tsuge, Keiji Hasegawa, Naobumi Tochigi, Akihito Wada, Tetsuo Mikami, Hiroshi Takahashi   +8 more
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Acromegaly [PDF]

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1895
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Serum Levels of Asprosin, a Novel Adipokine, Are Significantly Lowered in Patients with Acromegaly

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2020
Background. Asprosin is a novel identified adipokine secreted mainly by white adipose tissue, which is elevated in metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity.
Xiaoan Ke, Lian Duan, Fengying Gong, Yuelun Zhang, Kan Deng, Yong Yao, Linjie Wang, Hui Pan, Huijuan Zhu   +8 more
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Prevalence of acromegaly in patients with symptoms of sleep apnea.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Acromegaly is a rare disease with nonspecific symptoms with acral enlargement being almost universally present at diagnosis. The estimated prevalence is 40-125 cases/million but targeted universal screening studies have found a higher prevalence (about ...
Gemma Sesmilo, Eugenia Resmini, Marcel Sambo, Concepción Blanco, Fernando Calvo, Fernando Pazos, Pablo Fernández-Catalina, Purificación Martínez de Icaya, Concepción Páramo, Carmen Fajardo, Mónica Marazuela, Cristina Álvarez-Escolá, Juan Jose Díez, Verónica Perea, ACROSAHS study group   +14 more
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