Acromegaly or chronic renal failure: a diagnostic dilemma.
Uraemic patients may have markedly elevated serum GH concentrations yet, for hitherto unknown reasons, they do not develop acromegaly. We discuss the diagnostic dilemma presented by a 33-year-old Caucasian male with chronic renal failure (creatinine clearance 10 ml/min) secondary to polycystic kidne...
Principais autores: | Wong, N, Ahlquist, J, Camacho-Hübner, C, Goodwin, C, Dattani, M, Marshall, N, Wass, J |
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Formato: | Journal article |
Idioma: | English |
Publicado em: |
1997
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