Acromegaly: An abnormal enlargement of the limbs due to increased secretion of growth hormone after the cessation of puberty. See free access online books about Acromegaly below. See detailed information below for a list of 15 causes of Acromegaly, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Acromegaly: [MIM*102200] A disorder marked by progressive enlargement of peripheral parts of the body, especially the head, face, hands, and feet, resulting from excessive secretion of somatotropin; organomegaly and metabolic disorders occur; diabetes mellitus may develop. SYN: acromegalia. [acro- + G. megas, large]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Disorder caused by excessive secretion of somatotropin, characterized by bony enlargement of face, hands, feet, head and thorax.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor)
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Disorder caused by excessive secretion of somatotropin, characterized by bony enlargement of face, hands, feet, head and thorax.
- (Source - CRISP)
Acromegaly is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Acromegaly, or a subtype of Acromegaly,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)
The list below shows some of the causes of Acromegaly mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Acromegaly. Of the 15 causes of Acromegaly that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Acromegaly' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Acromegaly based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Somatotrophinoma, Pituitary tumour (growth hormone secreting)
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Medical Conditions associated with Acromegaly:
Tallness (52 causes), Growth symptoms (2213 causes), Body symptoms (2668 causes), Infant symptoms (2479 causes)
Symptoms related to Acromegaly:
Growth symptoms (2213 causes), Abnormal growth, Large hands, Large feet (29 causes), Swelling (3152 causes), Tallness (52 causes), Pituitary adenoma, Growth hormone excess, Growth hormone secreting tumour
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