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Advanced acromegaly: successful disease control for more than 16 years using octreotide LA
A 79-year-old male presented with a 10-year history of intermittent headache, sweating, persistent hand numbness and uncontrolled hypertension. He was receiving Nifedipine and Hydrochorothizide. On examination (O/E), his BP was 180/100 he was acromegalic. His growth hormone (GH) was 10 mIU/L (0.0–0....
Autores principales: | Elshafie, Omayma, Woodhouse, Nicholas |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Bioscientifica Ltd
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7849470/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-20-0102 |
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