Category: Megalomania

Acromegaly is caused by a kind of pituitary tumor known as growth hormone tumor, mainly this pituitary tumor will secrete a large amount of growth hormone, thus causing a series…

Acromegaly is caused by hyperplasia or adenomas of the growth hormone (GH) secreting cells of the pituitary gland, which results in excessive secretion of GH. Adolescents develop gigantism due to…

The prevalence of comorbid glucose metabolism abnormalities is much higher in patients with acromegaly than in the general population. It is reported that 19-56% of patients with acromegaly have diabetes…

Patient: 19 years old boy was checked out pituitary microadenoma, long tall and fat doctor called gigantism. 16 years old began to grow tall and fat limbs large, now 19…

Enlargement of the auricle is a clinical manifestation of patients with acromegaly, a disease that develops slowly and is therefore easily overlooked. The disease is mostly due to overproduction of…

　　　　I. Introduction　　Acromegaly (hereafter referred to as “acromegaly”) is a chronic progressive endocrine disease with an insidious onset, which may be several years or even 10 years old at the time…

　　In addition to the ugly appearance and enlarged hands and feet, high levels of growth hormone can cause enlargement of other soft tissues, bones, and internal organs in patients with…

　　Patients with acromegaly have hyperplastic and congested airway mucosa, enlarged tongue, protruding mandible, and enlarged vocal cords, which cause collapse of soft tissues in the oropharynx and upper airway obstruction…

　　Patients with acromegaly have increased growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) in their blood, which can lead to pathological growth of multiple tissues throughout the body and increase…

　　I. Introduction　　Acromegaly (hereafter referred to as “acromegaly”) is a chronic progressive endocrine disease with an insidious onset, which may last for several years or even 10 years at the time…