Epiphora and proptosis as a presenting complaint in acromegaly: Report of two cases with review of literature

Acromegaly is an endocrine disorder characterized by the excess of growth hormone leading to bony and soft-tissue enlargement. Eye involvement due to extraocular muscle enlargement has been described rarely in these patients. Epiphora has been described only once earlier in a patient with acromegaly...

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Autores principales: Mehra, Mansi, Mohsin, Mohd., Sharma, Puneet, Dewan, Taru, Taneja, Anil, Kulshreshtha, Bindu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3830285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24251139
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.119553
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Sumario:Acromegaly is an endocrine disorder characterized by the excess of growth hormone leading to bony and soft-tissue enlargement. Eye involvement due to extraocular muscle enlargement has been described rarely in these patients. Epiphora has been described only once earlier in a patient with acromegaly. Here, we describe two females with acromegaly who presented with the complaints of watering from the eye and proptosis.

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