title: [Acromegaly--from myths to facts].
abstract: The authors present numerous historical descriptions of persons who might suffered from gigantism or acromegaly. The oldest medical data of patients, initial attempts of causal neurosurgical treatment, history of growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-1, growth hormone releasing hormone and somatostatin discovery is reported. The highest contemporary living persons are also listed.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Endokrynologii, Diabetologii i Leczenia Izotopami, Akademia Medyczna im. Piastów Slaskich, Wrocław. kmaluzny@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kałuzny
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolanowski
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000266:history*; D005060:Europe; D005197:Famous Persons; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans