A 54-year-old man was seen in our endocrinology clinic with evidence of a limited range of motion in his left foot. He had a history of diabetes mellitus type 2 and atrial fibrillation. His family history included evidence of skeletal deformities in some of his relatives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPseudoacromegaly is a extremely rare condition previously described and characterized by acromegaloid changes, tissue overgrowth, without elevations in insulin-like growth factor or growth hormone as seen in Acromegaly. We present the case of a young female seen initially with acromegaloid features and a pituitary microadenoma. After work-up the patient was diagnosed as insulin-mediated pseudoacromegaly.
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