Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jan 2020. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group |
X-linked acrogigantism | Is a | False | Hypersomatotropic gigantism | Inferred relationship | Some | |
A rare, genetic pituitary disease characterized by infantile-onset, rapid and excessive acceleration of linear growth and body size due to mixed growth hormone (GH)- and prolactin-secreting adenomas and/or pituitary hyperplasia. Patients present with gigantism and may have associated acromegalic features (e.g. coarse facial features, frontal bossing, prognathism, increased interdental space) as well as marked enlargement of hands and feet, soft tissue swelling, increased appetite and acanthosis nigricans. | Is a | True | Hypersomatotropic gigantism | Inferred relationship | Some |
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