Differential diagnosis of acromegaly and pachydermoperiostosis
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چکیده
Acromegaly is a neuroendocrine disease with diverse clinical manifestations that develop over long period. In the process of examining patient, it may be necessary to conduct differential diagnosis acromegaly various syndromes and conditions, including such rare as pachydermoperiostosis. Features presentation are given in description case from our practice.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Problemy zdorov?â i èkologii
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2708-6011', '2220-0967']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51523/2708-6011.2023-20-2-19