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What Causes Excessive Sweating,coarse Hair And Joint Pain?
33 yrs old. 135 lbs. No past medical problems. Gave birth 3 years ago. Problem: Profuse sweating, day and night. Hair has become coarse. Height increase by 1", wt loss of 28 lbs, shoe size increased by 1/2 shoe size. Nasal drainage and severe joint pain. CBC shows all values normal with exception of RH. U/a negative.
Wed, 31 Aug 2016
Hello,
Sorry to learn about your bothersome symptoms.
The symptoms you described correlate with acromegaly or over production of growth hormone.
Generally is a benign timor of pituitary gland responsible for it.
To diagnose it helps a growth hormone and IGF1 level.
You may discuss with your treating physician about this possible diagnosis and.
Hope the information will help.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
Sorry to learn about your bothersome symptoms.
The symptoms you described correlate with acromegaly or over production of growth hormone.
Generally is a benign timor of pituitary gland responsible for it.
To diagnose it helps a growth hormone and IGF1 level.
You may discuss with your treating physician about this possible diagnosis and.
Hope the information will help.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
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