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A 20-year-old male asked:
What are signs and symptoms of acromegaly?
3 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Bahman Omranianswered
Pain Management 19 years experience
Acromegaly: Widened and thickened nose, prominent cheekbones, bulging forehead and thickened overlying skin, thick lips, marked facial lines, large tongue, mandibular overgrowth, prognathism, enlarged jaw (macrognathia), maxillary widening, teeth separation, jaw malocclusion, enlarged hands, elengated arms/legs, headache, visual problems, deepening of the voice, carpal tunnel, just to name a few.
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Dr. Pavel Conovalciucanswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Acromegaly: Patient's extremities usually get larger than they used to be. People who are wearing rings can tell those become tighter. Facial features become more prominent, but mostly the extremities enlarge in size. Some complain of visual troubles due to pituitary tumors causing pressure on the optic nerves.
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Dr. Christopher Schmidt commented
Facial Plastic Surgery 39 years experience
hat size increases too usually as well as height and facial features
Jun 29, 2014
Dr. Bennett Machanicanswered
Neurology 54 years experience
Pituitary: A relatively uncommon pituitary adenoma which secretes growth hormone. If large could compress optic chiasm and decrease peripheral vision. The facial features may coarsen, jaw, nose, tongue may enlarge, both heart and lung may malfunction, hands and fingers, feet and toes enlarge, signs of carpal tunnel may appear, diabetes may appear abruptly.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
What are the symptoms of acromegaly?
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Dr. Susan Wingoanswered
Endocrinology 35 years experience
Many: Adults do not gain height once the bones are completely mineralized, but the bones can grow in width. So wider hands or feet are classic symptoms. Facial bones may enlarge and lead to coarsening of facial features; the jaw may enlarge and protrude. People with acromegaly may also have headaches, diabetes, sleep apnea, heart problems, carpal tunnel, arthritis, & higher risk for cancer.
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