Gigantism [gigantismus]
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Pituitary Gigantism
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Definition
The condition of accelerated and excessive GROWTH in children or adolescents who are exposed to excess HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE before the closure of EPIPHYSES. It is usually caused by somatotroph hyperplasia or a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. These patients are of abnormally tall stature, more than 3 standard deviations above normal mean height for age.
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- D005877 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0009228
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- BL
- blood 1
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification 1
- CO
- complications 1
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 4
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 3
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 5
- GE
- genetics 3
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology
- MO
- mortality
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology 1
- PP
- physiopathology 2
- PC
- prevention & control
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery 1
- TH
- therapy 4
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary
- VI
- virology
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Occurrences in Medvik records
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Diseases
Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome Disease MeSH Browser