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Descriptor English: Acromegaly
Descriptor Spanish: Acromegalia
Descriptor acromegalia
Entry term(s) síndrome de hipersecreción de somatotropina (acromegalia)
síndrome de secreción inapropiada de hormona del crecimiento (acromegalia)
Scope note: Trastorno causado por la secreción excesiva de HORMONA DEL CRECIMIENTO, caracterizada por agrandamiento óseo de la cara (especialmente prognatismo), manos, pies, cabeza y tórax. Frecuentemente se asocia a alteraciones de la tolerancia a la glucosa, HIPERTENSIÓN, ARTRITIS, hiperplasia difusa de los tejidos blandos, SÍNDROME DEL TÚNEL CARPIANO, visceromegalía y DEBILIDAD MUSCULAR. La etiología más frecuente es un ADENOMA hipofisario secretor de HORMONA DEL CRECIMIENTO (ver también NEOPLASIAS HIPOFISARIAS). (Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp79-80)
Descriptor Portuguese: Acromegalia
Descriptor French: Acromégalie
Entry term(s): Hypersecretion Syndrome, Somatotropin (Acromegaly)
Hypersecretion Syndromes, Somatotropin (Acromegaly)
Inappropriate GH Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
Inappropriate Growth Hormone Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
Somatotropin Hypersecretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
Somatotropin Hypersecretion Syndromes (Acromegaly)
Syndrome, Somatotropin Hypersecretion (Acromegaly)
Syndromes, Somatotropin Hypersecretion (Acromegaly)
Tree number(s): C05.116.132.082
C10.228.140.617.738.250.100
C19.700.355.179
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000172
Scope note: A condition caused by prolonged exposure to excessive HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE in adults. It is characterized by bony enlargement of the FACE; lower jaw (PROGNATHISM); hands; FEET; HEAD; and THORAX. The most common etiology is a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp79-80)
Annotation: coordinate with GROWTH HORMONE in animals or HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE in humans if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 178
Unique ID: D000172
NLM Classification: WK 550
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Acromegaly - Preferred
Concept UI M0000261
Scope note A condition caused by prolonged exposure to excessive HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE in adults. It is characterized by bony enlargement of the FACE; lower jaw (PROGNATHISM); hands; FEET; HEAD; and THORAX. The most common etiology is a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp79-80)
Preferred term Acromegaly
Entry term(s) Hypersecretion Syndrome, Somatotropin (Acromegaly)
Hypersecretion Syndromes, Somatotropin (Acromegaly)
Inappropriate GH Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
Inappropriate Growth Hormone Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
Somatotropin Hypersecretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
Somatotropin Hypersecretion Syndromes (Acromegaly)
Syndrome, Somatotropin Hypersecretion (Acromegaly)
Syndromes, Somatotropin Hypersecretion (Acromegaly)



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