PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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gigantism
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short statue (dwarfism)
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acromegaly
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myxedema
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Detailed explanation-1: -Acromegaly and gigantism are disorders of growth hormone hypersecretion. The most common cause is a growth hormone (GH) secreting adenoma in the pituitary gland. Gigantism occurs when growth hormone hypersecretion occurs before the fusion of the long bone epiphysis and is characterized by tall stature.
Detailed explanation-2: -Growth hormone deficiency (GHD), also known as dwarfism or pituitary dwarfism, is a condition caused by insufficient amounts of growth hormone in the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gigantism occurs if GH hypersecretion begins in childhood, before closure of the epiphyses. Acromegaly involves GH hypersecretion beginning in adulthood; a variety of bony and soft tissue abnormalities develop.