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Acromegaly and psoriasis
Author(s) -
TODD D.J.,
EEDY D.J.,
MCMILLAN J.C.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1991.tb00354.x
Subject(s) - medicine , northern ireland , acromegaly , psoriasis , dermatology , family medicine , library science , history , growth hormone , hormone , ethnology , computer science
Summary A 56‐year‐old man with long‐standing chronic plaque psoriasis was noted to be acromegalic. Investigations confirmed the presence of a large pituitary adenoma and following treatment of this by hypophysectomy his psoriasis cleared dramatically within 3 weeks.