Acromegaly symptoms without pituitary adenoma in an adolescent.
The diagnosis of acromegaly requires a glucose-suppressed growth hormone (GH) nadir greater than 1 microg/l associated with clinical symptoms and signs. Here, we present a patient who has acromegalic clinical findings associated with a nadir GH level < 1 microg/l during an oral glucose tolerance test.
Güven
Ayla
A
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey. aylaguven@yahoo.com
Ozgen
Tolga
T
Belet
Umit
U
Aydin
Murat
M
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D019066:Facies; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006727:Hormone Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008687:Metformin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015282:Octreotide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
D006727:Hormone Antagonists; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D008687:Metformin; D015282:Octreotide