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Acromegaly - Case Series


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1 Senior Resident Endocrinology, NRSMCH, Kolkata, India
2 Senior Resident, IPGMER, Kolkata, India
3 Associate Professor, Dept of Endocrinology, NRSMCH, Kolkata, India
     

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Acromegaly is a clinical syndrome with isolated cases globally. Patients may remain undiagnosed for several years after the onset of initial signs and symptoms. Timely diagnosis and initiation of its treatment play a crucial role in patients with Acromegaly. In this article, we present physical, biochemical, and radiological characteristics in a set of 6 cases that may aid in prompt diagnosis and appropriate management of Acromegaly

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Acromegaly, insulin-like growth factors, hyperprolactinemia, macroadenoma, microadenoma.
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Authors

Silima Subhasnigdha Tarenia
Senior Resident Endocrinology, NRSMCH, Kolkata, India
Puranjoy Chakraraborty
Senior Resident, IPGMER, Kolkata, India
Niladri Das
Senior Resident Endocrinology, NRSMCH, Kolkata, India
Arjun Baidya
Associate Professor, Dept of Endocrinology, NRSMCH, Kolkata, India

Abstract


Acromegaly is a clinical syndrome with isolated cases globally. Patients may remain undiagnosed for several years after the onset of initial signs and symptoms. Timely diagnosis and initiation of its treatment play a crucial role in patients with Acromegaly. In this article, we present physical, biochemical, and radiological characteristics in a set of 6 cases that may aid in prompt diagnosis and appropriate management of Acromegaly

Keywords


Acromegaly, insulin-like growth factors, hyperprolactinemia, macroadenoma, microadenoma.

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