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<journal-id>1727-897X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MediSur]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medisur]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1727-897X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos, Centro Provincial de Ciencias Médicas, Provincia de Cienfuegos.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1727-897X2022000100154</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Gigantismo acromegaloide. Presentación de un caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Acromegaloid gigantism. Case presentation]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rivas Alpízar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elodia M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aguilar Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quintana Marrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Annia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>20</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>154</fpage>
<lpage>159</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1727-897X2022000100154&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1727-897X2022000100154&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1727-897X2022000100154&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Tanto el gigantismo como la acromegalia pueden deberse a una secreción excesiva de hormona del crecimiento por parte de la hipófisis anterior. Cuando los afectados son jóvenes en edades próximas al cierre de los cartílagos se manifiestan signos y síntomas de gigantismo y de acromegalia. Se presenta el caso de un paciente masculino de 20 años de edad atendido en el Servicio de Endocrinología del Hospital Gustavo Aldereguia Lima de Cienfuegos con manifestaciones clínicas de alta talla, crecimiento acral e hipertensión arterial. Se le realizó prueba de tolerancia oral a la glucosa que midió hormona de crecimiento y confirmó el exceso hormonal. La resonancia magnética contrastada con gadolinio informó macroadenoma hipofisario. Se diagnosticó como gigantismo acromegaloide por un tumor hipofisario productor de hormona del crecimiento. Se realizó exéresis del macroadenoma, con evolución favorable. Es indiscutible la importancia del diagnóstico precoz de esta enfermedad, pues acorta la esperanza de vida, aumenta la mortalidad global no solo por la hipersecreción hormonal, sino también por el efecto de masa del tumor.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Both gigantism and acromegaly can be due to excessive secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary. When those affected are young, close to cartilage closure, signs and symptoms of gigantism and acromegaly appear. The case of a 20-year-old male patient treated in the Endocrinology Service of the Gustavo Aldereguia Lima Hospital in Cienfuegos with clinical manifestations of tall stature, acral growth and arterial hypertension is presented. An oral glucose tolerance test was performed that measured growth hormone and confirmed the excess of hormones. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI reported pituitary macroadenoma. It was diagnosed as acromegaloid gigantism due to a growth hormone-producing pituitary tumor. The macroadenoma was excised, with a favorable evolution. The importance of early diagnosis of this disease is indisputable, since it shortens life expectancy, increases global mortality not only due to hormonal hypersecretion, but also due to the mass effect of the tumor.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[gigantismo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[acromegalia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[diagnóstico precoz]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[informes de casos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[gigantism]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[acromegaly]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[early diagnosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[case reports]]></kwd>
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