Listen to pronunciation. (A-kroh-MEH-guh-lee) A condition in which the pituitary gland makes too much growth hormone after normal growth of the skeleton is finished. This causes the bones of the hands, feet, head, and face to grow larger than normal.
When you have too much growth hormone, your bones increase in size. In childhood, this leads to increased height and is called gigantism. But in adulthood, a change in height doesn't occur. Instead, the increase in bone size is limited to the bones of your hands, feet and face, and is called acromegaly.
In more than 9 out of 10 cases, acromegaly is caused by a tumor in the pituitary gland, called a pituitary adenoma. More rarely, the cause may be a tumor in another part of the body. Although scientists don't know what causes these tumors to develop, genetic factors may play a role.
516.9 - Unspecified alveolar and parietoalveolar pneumonopathy | ICD-10-CM.
Types of acromegaly Controlled acromegaly is when treatment keeps GH and IGF-1 within normal levels. Active acromegaly is when someone has symptoms. The tumor may be too large to remove, or medication may not control GH and IGF-1.
Causes of acromegaly Acromegaly happens because your pituitary gland (a pea-sized gland just below the brain) produces too much growth hormone. This is usually caused by a non-cancerous tumour in the pituitary gland called an adenoma.
Causes. Acromegaly is a rare disorder that is caused by excess levels of growth hormone (GH) in the body. In most patients, excess levels of GH are causes by a benign (noncancerous) tumor in the pituitary gland (pituitary adenoma).
ICD-10-CM Code for Nonspecific elevation of levels of transaminase and lactic acid dehydrogenase [LDH] R74. 0.
370.44370.44 - Keratitis or keratoconjunctivitis in exanthema | ICD-10-CM.
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