1. Signs and symptoms of acromegaly at diagnosis: the physician’s and the patient’s perspectives in the ACRO-POLIS study
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Thierry Brue, Fatine Elaraki, Aude Houchard, Peggy Pierre Renoult, Brigitte Delemer, Anne Cailleux, Philippe Caron, Philippe Chanson, Gérald Raverot, Antoine Tabarin, Marseille medical genetics - Centre de génétique médicale de Marseille (MMG), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Service d'endocrinologie, diabète, maladies métaboliques [Hôpital de la Conception - APHM], and Aix Marseille Université (AMU)
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Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Demographics ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Signs and symptoms ,Disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,Cubital tunnel syndrome ,0302 clinical medicine ,Endocrinology ,Diabetes mellitus ,Diagnosis ,Acromegaly ,medicine ,[SDV.GEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics ,business.industry ,Enlarged hands ,medicine.disease ,Multiple correspondence analysis ,3. Good health ,Sign-and-symptom association ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Observational study ,business - Abstract
International audience; PurposeAcromegaly is characterized by a broad range of manifestations. Early diagnosis is key to treatment success, but is often delayed as symptomatology overlaps with common disorders. We investigated sign-and-symptom associations, demographics, and clinical characteristics at acromegaly diagnosis.MethodsObservational, cross-sectional, multicenter non-interventional study conducted at 25 hospital departments in France that treat acromegaly (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02012127). Adults diagnosed with acromegaly
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- 2018
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