Acromegaly

Acromegaly
Acromegaly. Image courtesy of Charlie Goldberg, M.D., UCSD School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, San Diego, California
ICD-10	E22.0
ICD-9	253.0
OMIM	102200
DiseasesDB	114
MedlinePlus	000321
MeSH	D000172

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Surgical: Surgery

See also

• Gigantism

External links

• acromegaly.org A satellite site of the Pituitary Network Association
• Acromegaly and Gigantism (a very comprehensive article)
• Acromegaly and Gigantism (Image of a patient with macroglossia - enlargement of the tongue)

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• Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service

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