[Swelling of lips as a first sign of acromegaly].
A 65-year-old female patient with swelling of lips and submandibular glands was referred to the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of an academic hospital. The patient was worried about her changed appearance and her general fatigue. This condition had not changed during the last six months, although she slept more. Despite extensive investigations her complaints could not be diagnosed as of oral or maxillofacial origin. She thereupon was referred to the department of internal Medicine to screen for an endocrine aetiology. Laboratory tests were positive for acromegaly.
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Afdelingen 'Mondziekten, Kaakchirurgie en Bijzondere Tandheelkunde, Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen, Postbus 30.001 9700 RB Groningen. a.vissink@kchir.azg.nl
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D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology*