Towards an Earlier Diagnosis of Acromegaly and Gigantism

Sisco, Jill; van der Lely, Aart J.

doi:10.3390/jcm10071363

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Towards an Earlier Diagnosis of Acromegaly and Gigantism

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Jill Sisco

¹

and

Aart J. van der Lely

^2,*

¹

Acromegaly Community Patient’s Advocacy Organization, Grove, OK 74344, USA

²

Division of Endocrinology, Erasmus University MC, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(7), 1363; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10071363

Submission received: 19 February 2021 / Revised: 15 March 2021 / Accepted: 23 March 2021 / Published: 26 March 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Acromegaly and Gigantism: Latest Developments in Pathogenesis and Treatment)

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Abstract

Acromegaly is a rare disease and the clinical features of acromegaly develop insidiously; its diagnosis is often significantly delayed. Therefore, earlier diagnosis will improve the quality of life of the patient and reduce the need for other therapies to control the initial and ongoing damage that acromegaly presents. In this chapter, we describe the view of the patient and the clinician on the importance of earlier diagnosis, as well as on what can be done to speed up this process. Earlier diagnosis will not only improve quality of life and the burden of disease in acromegaly patients, but it will also have a positive impact in the economic burden of this rare disease.

Keywords: acromegaly; pituitary; diagnosis; delay; signs and symptoms

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Sisco, J.; van der Lely, A.J. Towards an Earlier Diagnosis of Acromegaly and Gigantism. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 1363. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10071363

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Sisco J, van der Lely AJ. Towards an Earlier Diagnosis of Acromegaly and Gigantism. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021; 10(7):1363. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10071363

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Sisco, Jill, and Aart J. van der Lely. 2021. "Towards an Earlier Diagnosis of Acromegaly and Gigantism" Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 7: 1363. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10071363

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Sisco, J., & van der Lely, A. J. (2021). Towards an Earlier Diagnosis of Acromegaly and Gigantism. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(7), 1363. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10071363

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