Acromegaly
Acromegalic facies
Author: Philippe Chanson and Sylvie Salenave. See image page for full details.Photos of acromegalic patients from wikimedia commons and wikipedia.org (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acromegaly)
Acromegalic hands
As compared with the hand of a normal person (left), the hand of a patient with acromegaly (right) is enlarged, the fingers are widened, thickened and stubby, and the soft tissue is thickened.
Source: "Acromegaly."{ Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2008, 3:17. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-3-17
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Acromegalic facies
Facial aspect of a patient with acromegaly. The nose is widened and thickened, the cheekbones are obvious, the forehead bulges, the lips are thick and the facial lines are marked. The forehead and overlying skin is thickened, sometimes leading to frontal bossing.
Source: "Acromegaly."{ Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2008, 3:17. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-3-17
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Original file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acromegaly_facial_features.JPEG
Acromegaly prognathism
Mandibular overgrowth leads to prognathism, maxillary widening, teeth separation and jaw malocclusion.
"Acromegaly" Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2008, 3:17. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-3-17
Author: Philippe Chanson and Sylvie Salenave
Permission: This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
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Used in the following article:
- Acromegaly - “Acromegaly is the result of excessive growth hormone (GH) production, most commonly from an adenoma of the pituitary.It most commonly affects adult...”
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