Jornal de Patologia Clínica e Experimental

Abstrato

Acromegaly: Current Challenges and Future Directions in Latin America

Enrique Lopez Gavilanez, Noemi Bautista Litardo, Mario Hernández Bonilla, Manue Navarro Chavez, Hamilton Abad Gualpa, Angel Segale Bajana, Kempis Guerrero Franco, Narcisa Solorzano Romero, Luis Vaca Burbano and Angelo Caputi Zúñiga

Acromegaly is a rare disease, associated with significant morbidity and high mortality. The international literature provides different figures on the epidemiology of acromegaly in different populations, mainly in Europe and US. However, there are few studies that address its epidemiology in Latin America. The creation, starting in the 1990s, of national acromegaly registries in developed countries has stimulated the need to create them in our region, being Mexico the only country that has developed a national Registry. The clinical and biochemical characterization of patients with acromegaly in our region does not seem to be different from that described in the international literature; however, population studies are necessary to establish the epidemiological trends in Latin America.