RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Engelhardt, Thomas
SR Print(0)
ID 1164076382
T1 Launois Syndrome
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861789
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164076382
RD 2024/04/23
AB Gigantism  caused  by  excessive  growth  hormone  (GH)  secretion  usually  because  of  a  pituitary  adenoma  that  normally  occurs  before  the  epiphyses  are  fused  in  comparison  with  acromegaly  that  occurs  after  fusion  of  the  epiphyses.  The  onset  of  the  disease  is  usually  prior  to  puberty  and  is  often  associated  to  muscle  weakness,  headache,  visual  defects,  and  articulation  pain.  Males  are  more  commonly  affected.