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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 +2 more
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Acromegaly, Mr Punch and caricature. [PDF]
, 1996 The origin of Mr Punch from the Italian Pulcinella of the Commedia dell'arte is well known but his feature, large hooked nose, protruding chin, kyphosis and sternal protrusion all in an exaggerated form also suggest the caricature of an acromegalic. This
Bryson, David
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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 +2 more
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Acromegaly Accompanied by Turner Syndrome with 47,XXX/45,X/46,XX Mosaicism [PDF]
, 2009 A 33-year-old woman was hospitalized for examination of edematous laryngopharynx. She was acromegalic. A pituitary adenoma with elevated serum levels of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) was detected, indicating acromegaly ...
Shin-ichi Nishio +13 more
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Insulin Resistance in Patients With Acromegaly
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019 Acromegaly is characterized by chronic overproduction of growth hormone (GH) that leads to insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and, ultimately, diabetes. The GH-induced sustained stimulation of lipolysis plays a major role not only in the development
Greisa Vila +3 more
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Consensus on criteria for acromegaly diagnosis and remission [PDF]
, 2023 PurposeThe 14th Acromegaly Consensus Conference was convened to consider biochemical criteria for acromegaly diagnosis and evaluation of therapeutic efficacy.MethodsFifty-six acromegaly experts from 16 countries reviewed and discussed current evidence ...
Biermasz, Nienke +20 more
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Bone densitometry by radiofrequency echographic multi-spectrometry (REMS) in acromegaly patients
Endokrynologia Polska, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Radiofrequency echographic multi-spectrometry (REMS) is a recently introduced non-ionising technology employed in the evaluation of osteoporosis.
Małgorzata Rolla +3 more
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Biomarkers of acromegaly [PDF]
Endocrine, 2015 The papers of Kiseljak-Vassiliades et al. [1] and Selek et al. [2] published in this issue are significant because they focus on an important and unresolved problem of pituitary tumor prognosis, progression, and treatment. Many years ago, pituitary tumors were classified based only on their tinctorial properties using the hematoxylin—eosin stain and ...
Luis V, Syro +2 more
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Standing Balance Control in Patients with Acromegaly
, 2023 Patients with acromegaly (PWA) experience higher rates of falls and fall-related injuries than Canadian older adults. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine if acromegaly influenced the control of standing balance. Bipedal and unipedal
Title, Michaela
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