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Acromegaly history and symptoms
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Common symptoms of acromegaly include enlarged hands and feet, headache, increase sweating, sexual dysfunction, skin thickening, deepening of the voice and, an enlarged tongue. Less common symptoms of acromegaly include visual defects and irregular menses in the women.
History and Symptoms
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
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.
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