Endocrine Abstracts

Acromegaly is a rare disease usually diagnosed late in disease evolution. It implies for skeletal changes of most flat bones including those of the skull. Consequently, a progressive facial disfiguration occurs at slow velocity of irreversible nature. Even after curation most of these changes stay for the whole life of the patient.Aim: to study the potential relationship between disfiguring facial modifications and psychosocial and Quality of Life (QoL) ...