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==Overview==
==Overview==
 
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for acromegaly.
 


== Screening ==
== Screening ==
*According to the endocrine society, screening for acromegaly by measurement of IGF-1 is recommended among patients with the clinical features of acromegaly. These features include the following:
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for acromegaly.  
**Enlarged hands and feet
**Change in the facial features
**Headache
**Increase sweating
**Paraesthesia
**Skin thickening
**Protrusion of the lower jaw
*Screening also is recommended in patients with associated conditions of acromegaly. Acromegaly is associated with different comorbidities so that screening is important in patients with these comorbidities which include:
*Diabetes Mellitus
*Carpal tunnel syndrome
*Arthritis
*Sleep apnea
*Hypertension


==References==
==References==

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