Question

Acromegaly is characterized by
A. Dwarfism
B. Extra growth in height
C. Extra growth in hands, feet, and lower jaw
D. Small hands, feet, and face

Answer 1

Growth hormone is the hormone secreted by the pituitary gland, and the excessive secretion of growth hormone in children causes gigantism while the excessive secretion of growth hormone in adults after the closing of growth plates.

Complete answer:
Acromegaly is the condition where the pituitary gland secretes the more growth hormones after the closing of growth plates or in the adults, mostly these hypersecretions are due to adenoma of the pituitary gland.
Due to this excessive secretion of growth hormone, there are some initial symptoms that include the enlargement of hands and feet and at the same time, there is an enlargement of the forehead, jaws, and nose.
If the secretions become more, then the severity of symptoms increases.
The person may have a more severe and profound headache.
And there is an expansion of the skull at the fontanelle and there may be a brow bone protrusion, which causes the ocular distension.
At the same time there is more protrusion of the lower jaw, which is called prognathic jaw and it in turn results in macroglossia and increases the spaces in the lower teeth.
And other complications include hypertrichosis, and hyperpigmentation, and Carpel tunnel syndrome.

So, the correct answer is option C.

Note: The main goal of the treatment is to reverse the secretion of growth hormone and to stop the pressure creating by increasing in size of the pituitary gland, and the main treatment option is surgery, where there is the surgical removal of tumor is done and drug therapy and radiation therapy is also given.