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Acromegaly is a
disorder that
results in
excess growth of
certain parts of the
human body. It is
caused by
excess growth hormone (GH)
after the growth...
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growths on the
pituitary gland.
Gigantism should not be
confused with
acromegaly, the
adult form of the disorder,
characterized by
somatic enlargement...
- 1874 – 26
December 1933) was an
English nurse, who,
after developing acromegaly,
toured the
circus sideshow circuit as "the
ugliest woman in the world"...
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Region of Ghana.
Abdul Samed was
diagnosed with the
endocrine disorder acromegaly,
which is
caused by an
excess of
growth hormone in the body. An investigation...
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Octreotide is used for the
treatment of
growth hormone producing tumors (
acromegaly and gigantism), when
surgery is contraindicated,
pituitary tumors that...
- of
acromegaly".
Nature Reviews. Endocrinology. 10 (4): 243–248. doi:10.1038/nrendo.2014.21. PMID 24566817.
AlDallal S (August 2018). "
Acromegaly: a challenging...
- name
Somatuline among others, is a
medication used in the
management of
acromegaly and
symptoms caused by
neuroendocrine tumors, most
notably carcinoid syndrome...
- time in ****an,
doctors first informed Roussimoff that he
suffered from
acromegaly.
Roussimoff next
moved to Montreal,
Canada in 1971,
where he
became an...
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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),...
- an
English actor known for his
dramatic physical appearance caused by
acromegaly. Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, the son of
Sleaford dentist Eugene Charles...
