ea0056ep106 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | ECE2018
Sagova Ivana
, Pavai Dusan
, Stancik Matej
, Kantarova Daniela
, Urbankova Helena
, Gregova Juliana
, Vanuga Anton
, Vanuga Peter
Acromegaly is a rare disorder usually caused by a benign tumour of the pituitary gland. Long-term presence of elevated growth hormone (GH) and insulin like growth factor I (IGF-I) levels accompanying this disease is associated with complications such as heart failure, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnoea and arthropathy. Incidence of acromegaly is 3-5 patients per million per year. Klinefelter syndrome is ...