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Common symptoms of acromegaly include: | Common symptoms of acromegaly include:<ref name="pmid1521514">{{cite journal| author=Molitch ME| title=Clinical manifestations of acromegaly. | journal=Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am | year= 1992 | volume= 21 | issue= 3 | pages= 597-614 | pmid=1521514 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1521514 }} </ref><ref name="pmid19884662">{{cite journal| author=Melmed S| title=Acromegaly pathogenesis and treatment. | journal=J Clin Invest | year= 2009 | volume= 119 | issue= 11 | pages= 3189-202 | pmid=19884662 | doi=10.1172/JCI39375 | pmc=2769196 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19884662 }} </ref> | ||
*Enlarged hands and feet | *Enlarged hands and feet | ||
*Change in the facial features | *Change in the facial features |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic. OR The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Common symptoms of [disease] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Less common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
History and Symptoms
History
Patients with acromegaly may have a positive history of:
- Rapid onset of acromegaly symptoms development.
- Increase in shoe size due to enlarged feet
- Increase in ring size due to enlarged hand
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of acromegaly include:[1][2]
- Enlarged hands and feet
- Change in the facial features
- Headache
- Increase sweating
- Paraesthesia
- Sexual dysfunction
- Skin thickening
- Protrusion of the lower mandible
- Deepening of voice
- Enlarged tongue
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of acromegaly include:
- Visual defects
- In women, irregular menses
References
- ↑ Molitch ME (1992). "Clinical manifestations of acromegaly". Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 21 (3): 597–614. PMID 1521514.
- ↑ Melmed S (2009). "Acromegaly pathogenesis and treatment". J Clin Invest. 119 (11): 3189–202. doi:10.1172/JCI39375. PMC 2769196. PMID 19884662.