[Cutaneous manifestations of acromegaly: 4 cases].
BACKGROUND
Some skin changes in acromegaly belong to the classical dysmorphic syndrome. Furthermore, other minor skin changes can be associated.


METHODS
We report 3 patients consulting in the department of Dermatology for various skin changes that have lead to the diagnosis of acromegaly. However these patients have also typical dysmorphic syndrome that they have failed to recognize. The fourth patient associated a cutaneous mastocytosis and acromegaly, as reported only once in literature. The evolution of the minor skin changes was parallel with the endocrinopathy. Moreover in one case, they have preceded the recurrence of the acromegaly.


CONCLUSIONS
Our observations demonstrate the importance of the minor skin changes that lead the patient to consult more than the dysmorphic syndrome. Moreover these changes that depend of growth hormone and other associated growth factors can be evolutive signs for endocrinopathy.
Billon
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Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital du Haul-Lévêque, Pessac.
Beylot-Barry
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M
Doutre
M S
MS
Latapie
J L
JL
Roger
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P
Beylot
C
C
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D019066:Facies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D008415:Mastocytosis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
Signes cutanés de l'acromégalie: 4 observations.