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Signs and symptoms of acromegaly at diagnosis: the physician’s and the patient’s perspectives in the ACRO-POLIS study

Authors :
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]
Aix Marseille Université (AMU)
Source :
Endocrine, Endocrine, 2019, 63 (1), pp.120-129. ⟨10.1007/s12020-018-1764-4⟩, Endocrine, Springer, 2019, 63 (1), pp.120-129. ⟨10.1007/s12020-018-1764-4⟩
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018.

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

Details

ISSN :
15590100, 1355008X, and 0969711X
Volume :
63
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Endocrine
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....ed18113db9bc6d8fda86baab8aa4151b
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-018-1764-4