1 Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Ziemssenstr. 5, 80336 München, Germany.
Acromegaly is a rare and disabling disease with some distinct and striking clinical features that have fascinated (and frightened) laypeople and medical experts alike throughout history [...].