Gigantism and acromegaly are growth disorders that result from excess amounts of growth hormone in the body. The conditions are similar but have several differences. Growth hormone is one of the ...

Acromegaly is a condition that most often happens when your pea-sized pituitary gland at the base of your brain (orange) makes too much growth hormone after your body has otherwise already stopped ...

Affected populations: Acromegaly is estimated to affect approximately 50 to 70 people out of every million. However, the true figure may be higher, as the symptoms develop slowly and thus may go ...

While the most obvious signs of acromegaly are changes to your facial features and unusual growth in your hands and feet, it also has effects no one else can see. This rare disease is caused by an ...

The journal Pituitary has highlighted research led by Manel Puig, head of the Endocrine, Thyroid and Obesity Research Group at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), which explores the ...

This prospective, cross-sectional, and comparative study included 30 patients with acromegaly (study group) and 30 healthy subjects (control group). The subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), foveal ...