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Acromegaly in pregnancy

Authors :
T George Koshy
Simon Rajaratnam
Jiji Elizabeth Mathews
Vedantam Rajshekhar
Source :
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 16, Iss 6, Pp 1029-1031 (2012)
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012.

Abstract

Pregnancy in a patient with acromegaly is a rare occurrence. Here in, we report a patient with acromegaly who presented to us in the 2 nd trimester of pregnancy with visual loss in the right eye. Her vision improved after surgery. She went on to have an uneventful pregnancy and delivered a term baby, by caesarian section. One year following her delivery, she received stereotactic radiotherapy. Subsequent follow-up revealed that her tumor had regressed and her IGF-1 levels had normalized.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22308210 and 22309500
Volume :
16
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b97a91902434882b2af3c6876e9e997
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.103033