[Acromegaly. Treatment of the causal factor and the oral sequelae].
During the last few years, a 64-years-old man experienced a progressive enlargement of his hands, feet, and tongue and an alteration in the position of his frontal teeth. In a university medical clinic acromegaly was diagnosed, based on external features, serum tests, and an oral glucose tolerance test. A pituitary microadenoma was discovered. The most common oral features of acromegaly are a prognatic mandible, interdental spaces, macroglossy, and everted, swollen lips. In this article the primary treatment and the possible oral sequelae are described.
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Afdeling Inwendige Geneeskunde, Erasmus Medisch Centrum, Postbus 2040 3000 CA Rotterdam.
Delwel
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D000172:Acromegaly / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000473:pathology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D013006:Growth Hormone