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. 2020 Feb;67(2):499-500.
doi: 10.1007/s12020-019-02168-5. Epub 2020 Jan 8.

Pachydermoperiostosis mimicking the acral abnormalities of acromegaly

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Pachydermoperiostosis mimicking the acral abnormalities of acromegaly

Pedro Marques et al. Endocrine. 2020 Feb.
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Hands, feet and facial appearance of a tall patient with pachydermoperiostosis (left subject), in comparison with a patient with acromegaly (middle subject) and a healthy male (right subject). Note the digital clubbing and the loss of contour of the wrist and ankle in the patient with pachydermoperiostosis

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