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INAPPROPRIATE GROWTH HORMONE SECRETION SYNDROME (ACROMEGALY)
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Descriptor
English
:
Acromegaly
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Acromegalia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Acromegalia
Synonyms
English
:
Inappropriate Growth Hormone Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
Somatotropin Hypersecretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
Tree Number:
C05.116.132.082
C10.228.140.617.738.250.100
C19.700.355.179
Definition
English
:
A condition caused by prolonged exposure to excessive
HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE
in adults. It is characterized by bony enlargement of the
FACE
; lower
jaw
(
PROGNATHISM
); hands; FEET;
HEAD
; and
THORAX
. The most common etiology is a
GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA
. (From Joynt, Clinical
Neurology
, 1992, Ch36, pp79-80)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate with
GROWTH
HORMONE/secret in
animals
or HUMAN
GROWTH
HORMONE/secret in
humans
if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
178
Unique Identifier:
D000172
Occurrence in VHL
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