Acromegaly
Acromegaly is a rare, slowly progressive chronic disorder that affects adults. The disorder is characterized by an excess of growth hormone. Symptoms include abnormal enlargement in bones of the arms, legs, and head. The bones in the jaws and in the front of the skull are typically the most affected. Acromegaly may also cause thickening of the soft tissues of the body, particularly the heart and accelerated growth leading to tall stature. In most cases, acromegaly is caused by the growth of a benign tumor (adenoma), affecting the pituitary gland
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Pituitaria Glandula |
exercises a superior control over the growth High blood pressure Vertigo, difficult mental concentration, confusion and fullness deep in frontal region |
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| Thyroidinum | Exercises a general regulating influence over the
mechanism of the organs of nutrition, growth and development Excessive obesity Acts better with pale patients, rather than those of high color Great weakness and hunger, yet loses flesh Sensation of faintness and nausea Marked sensitiveness to cold Easy fatigue, weak pulse, tendency to fainting, palpitation, cold hands and feet, low blood pressure, chilliness and sensitive to cold Desire for sweets and thirst for cold water Flatulence, much flatus in abdomen Urine smells of violets, burning along urethra, increase of uric acid |