Late symptoms of gigantism?

Update Date: 2021-07-06 Source: Network

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Giant's disease, I believe everyone has heard of, in real life, may also have encountered. Although the patients with gigantism are tall in appearance, burly in stature and astonishing in physical strength, they are in fact very poor in physical quality, very fragile in all aspects of function, and very poor in resistance, so they are prone to various diseases.

Late symptoms of gigantism?

Gigantism is a kind of hyperactivity of the anterior pituitary gland which occurs before puberty. It secretes growth hormone vigorously and its etiology is unknown. It often continues to develop into acromegaly. Patients should pay attention to the prevention and treatment of infection in order to improve the prognosis of the disease.

The growth plate is located in the middle of human limb bones. When humans are 10 to 18 years old (the slower ones will be about 20 years old), the growth plate will open. Because the chondrocytes in the growth plate have the ability to divide, they can make the bone grow. Once this period of development has passed, the growth plate will automatically close. At that time, regardless of the use of drugs or various sports and other external stimuli, chondrocytes will not divide again, and the body will not grow tall.

Patients often die between the age of 20-30, a few can live to middle age, live to the elderly is rare. This is because in the later stage of giant's disease, the pituitary tumor increases and oppresses the normal pituitary cells, resulting in the decline of other endocrine functions and poor ability to respond to the outside world. Once an infectious disease occurs, it will develop rapidly and the disease is dangerous and difficult to treat.

matters needing attention

Finally, the experts remind everyone that in order to prolong the life of patients with gigantism, early diagnosis and early treatment should be made. Once it is found that the growth rate of height of children exceeds normal, they should go to the hospital for examination to determine whether it is normal.