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Acromegaly
A metabolic disorder caused by too much growth hormone being released in the body. This makes the bones grow larger than normal, causing large hands, feet, and a thickening of the skin and joint tissues, among other symptoms.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | |||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 36-year old asked:
Is acromegaly hereditary?
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A 46-year old asked:
How common is acromegaly giant?
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A 31-year old asked:
What are the tests for acromegaly?
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A 38-year old asked:
What sort of problem is acromegaly?
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A 32-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of acromegaly?
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A 26-year old male asked:
What are the earliest signs of acromegaly?
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A 37-year old asked:
How to tell if these are acromegaly symptoms?
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A 43-year old asked:
I think I am suffering from acromegaly. Help?
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A 39-year old asked:
How could one treat acromegaly to become healthy?
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A 46-year old asked:
How is a diagnostic test of acromegaly (gigantism) done?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can you tell me how could one treat acromegaly to become healthy?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Is it true that 30-somethings with acromegaly WON'T grow any taller @ this age? Is that true even for those with just mild symptoms of the disease?
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A 38-year old female asked:
What would cause out of blue growth spurts (2-3 in. In height) at 38, after being same height since early 20s? No other phys changes; no acromegaly.
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A 39-year old female asked:
I know acromegaly can cause added height in adulthood. But what other conditions/issues could add 2 or more inches after 38 w/.no other phys changes?
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A 43-year old female asked about a 38-year old :
Read 3 online claims of indivs growing b/w 1.5-4 inches @ ages 33, 37, 41. Does it really happen so late in life?If not acromegaly then what is cause?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Are there rare instances (not acromegaly)where adults stopped growing in early 20s but started growing taller again sev inches 15 yrs later?Poss cause
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A 40-year old female asked:
Are there any conditions besides acromegaly that cause 39YO who reached adult height yrs ago to suddenly grow again couple inches w/no other synptoms?
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A 20-year old male asked:
What are signs and symptoms of acromegaly?
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A 36-year old asked:
What are the side effects of disease acromegaly?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can the face puffiness be a symptom of acromegaly?
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A 36-year old asked:
Do acromegaly and plagiocephaly share any common symptoms?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Can GH levels be high without the presence of tumours or acromegaly?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can the bony signs of acromegaly return to normal over time, if treated?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Is this ogtt gh supressiontest suggestive for acromegaly? 0.18/0.09/0.12/0.20/1.12 thank you very much for an answer.
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A 39-year old female asked:
If I don't have acromegaly, what could cause my sudden 3 inch growth in height in late 30s? This comes after about 15 years of NO change in height.
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A 41-year old female asked:
Aside from acromegaly, what other types of medical conditions/problems could cause someone years after puberty ended to have an increase in height?
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A female asked:
Post says even if 35 YO doesn't have acromegaly there could be a pituitary issue that causes them to grow several inches taller. What would that be?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Can excessive GH minus acromegaly cause growth plates to slow or reopen in adults causing height to stop growing & then restart again 12 yrs later?
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A 42-year old female asked about a 38-year old :
Was always tall but now almost 40 & am growing taller. What's wrong? No acromegaly symptoms other than height grow. Would Marfans been Dx by this age?
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A 42-year old female asked about a 31-year old female:
Aside from acromegaly what other conditions would cause 32 YO woman to grow signif taller?Went thru puberty yrs ago, stopped growing around 22 til now
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