Acromegaly symptoms without pituitary adenoma in an adolescent

Gueven A., Oezgen T., Belet U., Aydın H. M.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.20, sa.8, ss.945-949, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.945-949
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: acromegaly, growth hormone, oral glucose tolerance test, inferior petrosal sinus sample, SECRETION, DIAGNOSIS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The diagnosis of acromegaly requires a glucose-suppressed growth hormone (GH) nadir greater than 1 mu g/l associated with clinical symptoms and signs. Here, we present a patient who has acromegalic clinical findings associated with a nadir GH level < 1 mu g/l during an oral glucose tolerance test.