gigantism
It is caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH) by the pituitary gland. Adolescents develop gigantism due to unclosed epiphyses; after puberty, epiphyses have fused, resulting in acromegaly; in a few cases, the disease develops during puberty and continues to develop into acromegaly gigantism in adulthood. In the early stage (formation stage) of this disease, the body and internal organs are generally enlarged, and the anterior pituitary function is hypertrophic; in the late stage (decline stage), physical strength declines, and secondary anterior pituitary function declines.
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Site of disease:
Craniocerebral and whole body -
Infectious :
Not contagious -
Frequent population:
Onset during adolescence to adulthood -
Related symptoms:
Polyuria Polydipsia Overgrowth in childhood Excessive limb hypertrophy Abnormal height -
Concurrent disease: