Pituitary gigantism: a case series from Hospital de San José (Bogotá, Colombia)

Introduction: Gigantism is a rare pediatric disease characterized by increased production of growth hormone (GH) before epiphyseal closure, that manifests clinically as tall stature, musculoskeletal abnormalities, and multiple comorbidities. Materials and methods: Case series of 6 male patients with...

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Autores:

Rojas García, William
Tovar Cortes, Henry
Flórez Romero, Andrés

Tipo de recurso:

Article of journal

Fecha de publicación:

2019

Institución:

Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud - FUCS

Repositorio:

Repositorio Digital Institucional ReDi

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:repositorio.fucsalud.edu.co:001/2596

Acceso en línea:

https://repositorio.fucsalud.edu.co/handle/001/2596

Palabra clave:

Pituitary diseases
Pituitary neoplasms
Growth hormone
Gigantism
Acromegaly
Acromegalia
Gigantismo
Hormona del crecimiento
Neoplasias hipofisárias
Enfermedades de la hipófisis

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openAccess

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Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)