Table 4:
Clinical Features in Patients with Acromegaly
  • Acral enlargement
  • Arthralgias, neuropathic joints
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Coarsening of facial features
  • Excessive sweating
  • Goiter
  • Hypertension, congestive heart failure
  • Impaired glucose tolerance, diabetes mellitus
  • Macroglossia
  • Malocclusion and tooth gaps
  • Pituitary mass effect including headache and visual field defects
  • Pituitary insufficiency (partial or complete)
  • Sensory and motor peripheral neuropathy
  • Snoring, sleep apnea
  • Symptoms associated with hyperprolactinemia
  • Thick and course skin, skin tags
  
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