Acromegaly

Acromegaly is a rare, chronic, debilitating condition. Untreated, it causes significant morbidity and reduces life expectancy by about 10 years. The disease process is insidious, and early presenting features can be non-specific (e.g. sweating, fatigue). Physicians, dentists and surgeons should consider this diagnosis if any of the more classically recognized features is present (e.g. dental malocclusion, symptoms of median nerve entrapment, sleep apnoea, type 2 diabetes mellitus without a family history).
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Pituitary disorders Source Type: research