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== 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: | *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 | |||
* | *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== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} |
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Overview
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
- 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