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acromegaly
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acromegaly

Rare condition in which there is enlargement of the face, hands, and feet. It is caused by excessive output of growth hormone in adult life by a nonmalignant tumour of the pituitary gland. The condition can be treated by surgery, sometimes with radiotherapy or drugs.
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Considine, 34, part of a six-man stallion team at Dalham, had his emotions put through the ringer when Dancing Brave, whom he looked after, contracted the rare Marie's Disease, although on that occasion the patient pulled through.
Death of star stallion came as a numbing loss to his carer by The Racing Post (London, England)
An initial valuation of pounds 14 million evaporated when a near-fatal attack of Marie's Disease and infertility problems meant that `The Brave' was shipped from Newmarket to Japan in 1991.
AL AT ODDS; There was none like the Brave by Martin, Allister / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
It was the late Mr Crowhurst [the well-known vet] who probably saved his life by identifying Marie's Disease so quickly.
Remarkable recovery from a life-threatening disease; DANCING BRAVE, ... by Griffiths, Richard / The Racing Post (London, England)
 
 
 
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