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


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


== 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:
*** Enlarged hands and feet
*** Change in the facial features
*** Headache
*** Increase sweating
*** Paraesthesia
*** Skin thickening
*** Protrusion of the lower jaw
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==References==
==References==
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