Acromegaly symptoms without pituitary adenoma in an adolescent
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.20, no.8, pp.945-949, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 20 Issue: 8
- Publication Date: 2007
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.945-949
- Keywords: acromegaly, growth hormone, oral glucose tolerance test, inferior petrosal sinus sample, SECRETION, DIAGNOSIS
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The diagnosis of acromegaly requires a glucose-suppressed growth hormone (GH) nadir greater than 1 mu g/l associated with clinical symptoms and signs. Here, we present a patient who has acromegalic clinical findings associated with a nadir GH level < 1 mu g/l during an oral glucose tolerance test.