Epiphora and proptosis as a presenting complaint in acromegaly: Report of two cases with review of literature

Epiphora and proptosis as a presenting complaint in acromegaly: Report of two cases with review of literature

Acromegaly is an endocrine disorder characterized by the excess of growth hormone leading to bony and soft-tissue enlargement. Eye involvement due to extraocular muscle enlargement has been described rarely in these patients. Epiphora has been described only once earlier in a patient with acromegaly...

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Main Authors: Mansi Mehra, Mohd. Mohsin, Puneet Sharma, Taru Dewan, Anil Taneja, Bindu Kulshreshtha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Acromegaly
epiphora
proptosis
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2013;volume=17;issue=7;spage=149;epage=151;aulast=Mehra
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spelling doaj-f309cfdff89e46a6904ba3cd34eb8bd42020-11-24T22:49:01ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism2230-82102230-95002013-01-0117714915110.4103/2230-8210.119553Epiphora and proptosis as a presenting complaint in acromegaly: Report of two cases with review of literatureMansi MehraMohd. MohsinPuneet SharmaTaru DewanAnil TanejaBindu KulshreshthaAcromegaly is an endocrine disorder characterized by the excess of growth hormone leading to bony and soft-tissue enlargement. Eye involvement due to extraocular muscle enlargement has been described rarely in these patients. Epiphora has been described only once earlier in a patient with acromegaly. Here, we describe two females with acromegaly who presented with the complaints of watering from the eye and proptosis.http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2013;volume=17;issue=7;spage=149;epage=151;aulast=MehraAcromegalyepiphoraproptosis
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Mohd. Mohsin
Puneet Sharma
Taru Dewan
Anil Taneja
Bindu Kulshreshtha
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Mohd. Mohsin
Puneet Sharma
Taru Dewan
Anil Taneja
Bindu Kulshreshtha
Epiphora and proptosis as a presenting complaint in acromegaly: Report of two cases with review of literature
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Acromegaly
epiphora
proptosis
author_facet Mansi Mehra
Mohd. Mohsin
Puneet Sharma
Taru Dewan
Anil Taneja
Bindu Kulshreshtha
author_sort Mansi Mehra
title Epiphora and proptosis as a presenting complaint in acromegaly: Report of two cases with review of literature
title_short Epiphora and proptosis as a presenting complaint in acromegaly: Report of two cases with review of literature
title_full Epiphora and proptosis as a presenting complaint in acromegaly: Report of two cases with review of literature
title_fullStr Epiphora and proptosis as a presenting complaint in acromegaly: Report of two cases with review of literature
title_full_unstemmed Epiphora and proptosis as a presenting complaint in acromegaly: Report of two cases with review of literature
title_sort epiphora and proptosis as a presenting complaint in acromegaly: report of two cases with review of literature
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
issn 2230-8210
2230-9500
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Acromegaly is an endocrine disorder characterized by the excess of growth hormone leading to bony and soft-tissue enlargement. Eye involvement due to extraocular muscle enlargement has been described rarely in these patients. Epiphora has been described only once earlier in a patient with acromegaly. Here, we describe two females with acromegaly who presented with the complaints of watering from the eye and proptosis.
topic Acromegaly
epiphora
proptosis
url http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2013;volume=17;issue=7;spage=149;epage=151;aulast=Mehra
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