Diseases of the endocrine system and metabolic disorders (endocrinology)

Itsenko-Cushing's disease: an overview of information

Illness of Itenko-Cushing is one of the most severe neuroendocrine diseases, the pathogenesis of which is caused by the violation of regulatory mechanisms that control the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system.

Pachiderma

Pachidermoperiodosis (Greek pachus - thick, dense, derma - skin and periostosis - non-inflammatory change of the periosteum) is a disease whose leading sign is a massive thickening of the skin of the face, skull, hands, feet and distal sections of long tubular bones.

Treatment of acromegaly and gigantism

Treatment of acromegaly should be comprehensive and conducted taking into account the form, stage and phase of disease activity. First of all, it is aimed at reducing the level of growth hormone in the blood serum by suppressing, destroying or removing the active STG-secreting tumor, which is achieved with the help of radiological, surgical, pharmacological methods of treatment and their combination.

Diagnosis of acromegaly and gigantism

When diagnosing acromegaly, it is necessary to take into account the stage of the disease, the phase of its activity, as well as the shape and features of the pathological process. It is expedient to use the data of X-ray study and methods of functional diagnostics.

The causes and pathogenesis of acromegaly and gigantism

The vast majority of cases are sporadic, but cases of familial acromegaly have been described. At the end of the XIX century, the theory of the pituitary syndrome was put forward.

Acromegaly and Gigantism: An Overview of Information

Acromegaly and gigantism are related to neuroendocrine diseases, which are based on a pathological increase in growth activity.

Pituitary Nanism (dwarfism)

The term "hypophyseal nanism" (from the Greek nanos - dwarf; syn: dwarfism, nanosomy, microsomia) in the absolute sense means a disease, the main manifestation of which is a sharp lag in growth, associated with a violation of the secretion of growth hormone in the anterior pituitary gland.

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