Acromegaly

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Acromegaly
Acromegaly. Image courtesy of Charlie Goldberg, M.D., UCSD School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, San Diego, California
ICD-10	E22.0
ICD-9	253.0
OMIM	102200
DiseasesDB	114
MeSH	D000172

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Synonyms and keywords:

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Staging | Lab Studies | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | MRI | CT | Echocardiography | Other imaging findings

Treatment

Medical: Medical Therapy

Surgical: Surgery

See also

• Gigantism

External links

• acromegaly.org A satellite site of the Pituitary Network Association
• Acromegaly and Gigantism (a very comprehensive article)
• Acromegaly and Gigantism (Image of a patient with macroglossia - enlargement of the tongue)

Source

• Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service

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