Endocrinology specialist Dr Preethi Dissanayake discusses this uncommon presentation, in the latest in our series on conditions that GPs may only encounter once in their career Acromegaly is a rare ...

Acromegaly is a serious endocrine disease associated ... If random values are discrepant, multiple growth hormone sampling during a 2-h period with a mean value <1 µg/l will indicate adequate ...

CLINICAL differentiation of active from inactive acromegaly is often difficult. At the present time a diagnosis of active disease is often based on the tenuous correlation of certain signs and ...

For informational purposes only. Consult a medical professional for advice. Source: Focus Medica. A rare condition which results from excessive production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland ...

Biochemical control of acromegaly in noncured patients is usually defined as serum growth hormone (GH) levels <2.0 µg/l, plus normal-for-age serum levels of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I).