THIS DOCUMENTS TELLS HOW TO SUMMARISE ACROMEGALY

1. Prof Dr. Muhammad
Uthman Ahmad

2. A PATIENT’S VOICE
Before I was diagnosed, I
saw probably ten doctors. I
saw specialists and none of
them caught it.

3. Clinical features of acromegaly

4. Acromegaly
“head to toe”

5. Prevalence of
symptoms

6. Bitemporal
hemianopia with
pituitary tumour

7. “Acromegalic look”

8. Macroglossia

9. 2 famous
wrestlers with
Acromegaly
Andrew
7/4
Great khalee
7/1

10. Refers to increase in soft-tissue thickness of heel pad on
lateral ankle radiographs
The heel pad should normally be <25 mm
HEEL PAD SIGN

11. SPADE PHALANX SIGN
terminal phalangeal tufts become hypertrophied
and look like a “spade”
AcromegalyY

12. Acromegaly
algorithm