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==Overview== | |||
==History and Symptoms]] | |||
The child will grow in height, as well as in the muscles and organs. This excessive growth makes the child extremely large for his or her age.Other symptoms include: | |||
*[[Delayed puberty]] | |||
*[[Double vision]] or difficulty with side (peripheral) vision | |||
*Frontal bossing and a prominent jaw | |||
*[[Headache]] | |||
*[[Increased sweating]] | |||
*Irregular periods (menstruation) | |||
*Large hands and feet with thick fingers and toes | |||
*Release of breast milk | |||
*Thickening of the facial features | |||
*[[Weakness]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==History and Symptoms]] The child will grow in height, as well as in the muscles and organs. This excessive growth makes the child extremely large for his or her age.Other symptoms include:
- Delayed puberty
- Double vision or difficulty with side (peripheral) vision
- Frontal bossing and a prominent jaw
- Headache
- Increased sweating
- Irregular periods (menstruation)
- Large hands and feet with thick fingers and toes
- Release of breast milk
- Thickening of the facial features
- Weakness