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Selective screening of patients with associated somatic diseases as a method of early detection of acromegaly
Author(s) -
М. Б. Анциферов,
Vyacheslav Pronin,
T.M. Alekseeva,
О. А. Ионова,
E.Yu. Martynova Martynova,
Yury Poteshkin,
Н. А. Чуброва,
Kristina Yu. Zherebchikova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
problems of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl12699
Subject(s) - acromegaly , medicine , physical examination , pathological , diabetes mellitus , growth hormone , hormone , endocrinology
Backgraund: Acromegaly is a multi-organ disabling disease, the effectiveness of treatment of which directly depends on timely diagnosis. Latent course and delayed diagnosis increase the exposure of pathological hypersecretion of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1, contributing to the development of irreversible systemic and metabolic changes in the body that negatively affect survival.

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