Patient Support Resources
Acromegaly
The NIDDK Acromegaly Information Site http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/acro/acro.htm
This site covers all of the basics with acromegaly, symptoms, diagnosis,
treatment, cause, and related sites. The information is helpful
and understandable to patients using common language also discussing
the pituitary functions. Discusses the use of growth hormone in
the body and what the cause of having excess growth hormone does
to the body and how it is produced.
The EMedicine Information Site
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic27.htm
This site contains an article on acromegaly covering the background,
frequency, history, causes, and other problems to be considered.
Also explaining why it is so difficult to diagnose acromegaly. Easy
to understand and a good explanation for patients wating to research
acromegaly in more depth.
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