title: The Oldest Recorded Case of Acromegaly and Gigantism in Iran.
abstract: Here we commemorate the character and academic authority of Prof. Zabiholah Gorban (1903-2006), the founder of Shiraz medical school. No doubt, in the scope of history of contemporary medicine, he has been efficient and effective. With respect to this fact, his article on a rare case described in Acta anatomica published in Iran in 1966, entitled (Observations on a giant skeleton) is browsed and reviewed. A case named Siah Khan with combined acromegaly and gigantism that appears to have letters to say still after nearly half a century.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Najjari
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000266:history*; D005877:Gigantism / Q000266:history*; D006666:History of Medicine; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D007492:Iran