the acromegaly is not due to a pituitary defect. When these nonpituitary tumors are surgically removed, GH levels fall and the symptoms of acromegaly improve...

Hypersomatotropism, also known as acromegaly, is an endocrine disorder caused by excessive growth hormone production in cats and dogs. Most cases of feline...

of acromegaly". Nature Reviews. Endocrinology. 10 (4): 243–248. doi:10.1038/nrendo.2014.21. PMID 24566817. AlDallal S (August 2018). "Acromegaly: a challenging...

"Gigantism and Acromegaly: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology and Etiology". 7 January 2017. "Gigantism and Acromegaly – Hormonal and Metabolic...

card manufacturer making fun of woman with acromegaly". "Mary Ann Bevan, the world's ugliest woman", acromegaly at the Eugenics Archive Mary Ann Bevans [sic]...

noted. Acromegaly is a syndrome that results when the anterior pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (GH). Approximately 90–95% of acromegaly cases...

(8 ft 2.82 in). Kösen's growth resulted from the conditions gigantism and acromegaly, caused by a tumour affecting his pituitary gland. Due to his condition...

1984) was an Italian character actor. He was recognizable for his known acromegaly and appeared in more than sixty films from 1970 to 1984. He died on 13...

diabetes insipidus caused by a deficiency of vasopressin Gigantism and acromegaly caused by an excess of growth hormone in childhood and adult, respectively...

Octreotide is used for the treatment of growth hormone producing tumors (acromegaly and gigantism), when surgery is contraindicated, pituitary tumors that...

disorder (gigantism, acromegaly)   Living   Deceased   Height disputed   No growth-related pathological disorder (gigantism, acromegaly)   Found to be non-human...

a journalist until after World War I, when the symptoms of acromegaly developed. Acromegaly distorted the shape of Hatton's head, face, and extremities...

an English actor known for his dramatic physical appearance caused by acromegaly. Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, the son of Sleaford dentist Eugene Charles...

exists. Rarely, they can be associated with Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome, acromegaly, or polycystic ovary syndrome. Elevated blood sugar and insulin is linked...

time in Japan, doctors first informed Roussimoff that he suffered from acromegaly. Roussimoff next moved to Montreal, Canada in 1971, where he became an...

feet, hands, and head, and after visiting a doctor was diagnosed with acromegaly—a condition usually caused by a benign tumor on the pituitary gland, resulting...

history to have been both a dwarf and a giant. He is believed to have had acromegaly. Adam Rainer was born in Graz, Austria-Hungary (present day Austria),...

Birla S, Aggarwal S, Sharma A, Tandon N (2014). "Rare association of acromegaly with left atrial myxoma in Carney's complex due to novel PRKAR1A mutation"...

name Somatuline among others, is a medication used in the management of acromegaly and symptoms caused by neuroendocrine tumors, most notably carcinoid syndrome...

was released on DVD in October 2008. At age 20, he was diagnosed with acromegaly, which explains his tall height of 2.13 m (7 feet) and distinctive facial...

antagonist used in the treatment of acromegaly. It is primarily used if the pituitary gland tumor causing the acromegaly cannot be controlled with surgery...

growth (Gigantism differs from acromegaly because growth hormone takes effect before growth plates are closed; in acromegaly, growth hormone takes effect...

(deep blue discoloration around malar area and nose) Acromegalic facies – acromegaly Flat facies – Down syndrome Marfanoid facies – Marfan's syndrome Snarling...

Wadlow was erected opposite the Alton Museum of History and Art in 1986. Acromegaly Gigantism List of tallest people Trijntje Keever, the tallest woman in...

made of moonlight" was in fact a serial killer and grave robber with acromegaly called Raymond Andrew Joubert, and assaults men while mutilating them...

major with a concentration in acting. In 2013, Pesi was diagnosed with acromegaly while filming 42. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa removed his tumor, and Pesi...

Fibrocalculous pancreatopathy Endocrinopathies Growth hormone excess (acromegaly) Cushing syndrome Hyperthyroidism Hypothyroidism Pheochromocytoma Glucagonoma...

somatostatin receptor type 2 (SST2) agonist in development for the treatment of acromegaly and certain neuroendocrine tumors. It is a small molecule delivered orally...

Acromegaly at eMedicine Aguirre, Alfredo (2014). Cellular Endocrinology in Health and Disease. Elsevier. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-12-408134-5. "Acromegaly"...

disease and portal hypertension: Chronic active hepatitis Amyloidosis Acromegaly Systemic lupus erythematosus Sarcoidosis Human African trypanosomiasis[citation...