Sequential growth hormone deficiency and acromegaly.
This is the case of a patient with a pituitary tumour presenting initially with growth hormone deficiency and requiring treatment with human growth hormone. Eight years later he represented with acromegaly. This sequence of events has not to my knowledge been reported previously.
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Department of Medicine, University College, Dublin, Ireland.
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000209:etiology*; D000238:Adenoma, Chromophobe / Q000378:metabolism / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D000293:Adolescent; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013997:Time Factors
D013006:Growth Hormone