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Screening for acromegaly in adult patients not reporting enlargement of the extremities, but with arterial hypertension associated with another comorbidity of the disease / Rastreamento de acromegalia em pacientes adultos não relatando crescimento de extremidades, mas com hipertensão arterial associada a outra comorbidade da doença
Rosario, Pedro Weslley; Calsolari, Maria Regina.
  • Rosario, Pedro Weslley; Belo Horizonte.
  • Calsolari, Maria Regina; Belo Horizonte.
Arq. bras. endocrinol. metab ; 58(8): 807-811, 11/2014. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-729788
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Objective To determine the value of acromegaly screening in adult patients not reporting enlargement of the extremities, but who present arterial hypertension associated with at least one other comorbidity of the disease. Subjects and methods Patients seen by general practitioners at primary health care units were evaluated. Among the patients without extremity enlargement, those with recently diagnosed arterial hypertension associated with at least one other comorbidity were selected. Results A total of 1,209 patients were submitted to laboratory investigation. Elevated IGF‐1 was observed in 22 patients. Eighteen patients had adequate suppression of growth hormone (GH). No GH suppression was observed in four women with confirmed elevated IGF‐1. In the latter, IGF‐1 and nadir GH were only slightly elevated, magnetic resonance showed a normal pituitary, and chest and abdominal computed tomography revealed no tumor, and no intervention was performed. Conclusion In patients with arterial hypertension without known pituitary disease, acromegaly is unlikely in the absence of enlargement of the extremities. .
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Objetivo Determinar o valor do rastreamento de acromegalia em pacientes adultos sem aumento de extremidades, mas com hipertensão arterial associada a pelo menos uma outra comorbidade da doença. Sujeitos e métodos Pacientes vistos por clínicos em unidades primárias de saúde foram avaliados. Entre pacientes sem aumento de extremidades, aqueles com hipertensão arterial diagnosticada recentemente e associada a pelo menos uma outra comorbidade foram selecionados. Resultados Um total de 1.209 pacientes foi submetido à investigação laboratorial. IGF‐1 foi elevado em 22 pacientes. Dezoito pacientes apresentavam supressão adequada do hormônio do crescimento (GH). Ausência de supressão do GH foi vista em quatro mulheres com IGF‐1 repetidamente elevado. Nestas, IGF‐1 e nadir do GH foram apenas discretamente aumentados, ressonância magnética revelou hipófise normal, tomografia computadorizada de tórax e abdome não revelaram tumor, e nenhuma intervenção foi realizada. Conclusão Em pacientes com hipertensão arterial sem doença hipofisária conhecida, acromegalia é improvável na ausência de aumento de extremidades. .
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Acromegaly / Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Headache Disorders / Diabetes Mellitus / Extremities / Hypertension Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study / Risk factors / Screening study Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Arq. bras. endocrinol. metab Journal subject: Endocrinology / Metabolism Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Acromegaly / Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Headache Disorders / Diabetes Mellitus / Extremities / Hypertension Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study / Risk factors / Screening study Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Arq. bras. endocrinol. metab Journal subject: Endocrinology / Metabolism Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil