What is Acromegaly?
Acromegaly is a hormonal disorder syndrome which occurs in the pituitary gland leading to the abnormally high growth hormones during adulthood and causes an increase in the size of bones including hands, feet, and face.
Who is more affected by Acromegaly?
Acromegaly occurs in both Males and females and in equal frequency but In males, disease diagnosis is made at the age of 40 years and in females at the age of 45 years.
How did we get to know about it?
• Soft tissue swelling in internal organs such as heart, kidneys and many more.
• Deepening of the voice
• Thickening of voice
• Slowness of speech
•Generalized expansion at the fontanelle of the skull
• Protrusion of the brow along with ocular distension
• Protrusion of lower jaw with macroglossia
• More gapping in teeth
• Hyperthecosis
• Hyperpigmentation
• Hyperhidrosis
• Carpel tunnel syndrome
• Enlarged hands and feet
• Facial enlarged
• Headaches
• Snoring
• Impaired vision
• Joint pain
• Excessive sweating
• Small skin outgrowths
• Muscular fatigue
• Irregular menses
• Erectile dysfunctions
• Increase in size of a chest
What are the risk factors of Acromegaly?
• Enlarged heart
• Arthritis
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Hypertension
• Diabetes mellitus
• Heart failure
• Kidney failure
• Colorectal cancer
• A severe headache
• Increased palmar sweating
What is the test of Acromegaly?
• Diagnosis is confirmed by the following tests:
• Hormone tests
• Growth hormone suppression test
• Imaging is done to know the cause of acromegaly
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• CT scan
Homeopathic medicines for acromegaly?
- Natrum Sulph.
- Calcarea carb
- Baryta carb
- Iodum
