title: [Rare differential diagnosis in a 40-year old patient with sleep apnea syndrome].
abstract: Respiratory disorders are common and important complications in acromegaly. The prevalence of sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) in this group of patients is high (20%-50%). Consequences of SAS are serious and associated with increased morbidity and mortality, mainly as a result of cardiovascular complications. The symptoms of sleep apnea are often reversible with treatment. We report on an acromegaly patient presenting with excessive snoring and severe headaches caused by sleep apnea.
authors.affiliation: Funktionsbereich für Endokrinologie und Stoffwechselkrankheiten der Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07740 Jena. mandecka78@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mandecka
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kloos
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hunger-Battefeld
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hochstetter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gajda
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: U A
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000236:Adenoma / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D049912:Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology; D017286:Polysomnography; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012913:Snoring / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone