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    “I am very happy to be here for the inauguration of Life Force, promoted by Dr Rajesh and Dr Rupal Shah. The service that Dr Rajesh Shah has been is rendering to the patients across the world using homeopathy is indeed valuable. The goodness of Dr Shah lies in the fact that he is not working for his own benefit but is working for popularizing homeopathy all over the world.”

    - Address by Mr Mohammed Fazal, Governor of the state of Maharashtra at the inauguration of Life Force

     

     

    Dr. Rajesh Shah's advice on Acromegaly

     

    Scope of Homeopathy:

     

    Only symptomatic relief is offered.

    Limited role. Recommended.

    Acromegaly

    Introduction:

    Acromegaly is a hormonal disorder, due to excess secretion of growth hormone (GH) and occurs in middle-aged adults. This hormone in normally secreted by the 'Pituitary', a gland situated deep within the brain. Whenever there is increased secretion of GH, the clinical condition is called acromegaly (meaning enlarged extremities).
    A similar excess occurring if occurring in childhood causes the condition 'gigantism'.
    Acromegaly is uncommon (3-4 per 100000 people). Physical changes occur so gradually that it is easy to miss the disease altogether in the initial stages.

    Few initial (early) symptoms:

  • Enlarged hands and feet.
  • Shoes do not fit, rings on fingers become tight.
  • Changes in facial features ->
  • Protrusion of lower jaw
  • Enlarged nose
  • Thickened lips
  • Teeth show wider spacing.


  • Signs & symptoms seen as the disorder progresses:
  • Coarse, oily, thickened skin
  • Excessive sweating and body odor
  • Small outgrowths of skin tissue (skin tags)
  • Fatigue and muscle weakness
  • A deepened, husky voice due to enlarged vocal cords and sinuses
  • Severe snoring due to obstruction of the upper airway
  • Impaired vision
  • Headaches
  • Enlarged tongue
  • Pain and limited joint mobility
  • Menstrual cycle irregularities in women
  • Erectile dysfunction in men
  • Enlarged liver, heart, kidneys, spleen and other organs
  • Increased chest size (barrel chest)

    Causes:

    The most common cause of acromegaly is a tumor. These tumors can be of two types:

    Pituitary tumors: These tumors are almost always non-cancerous and benign, called 'adenomas'
    This tumor secrets excess amounts of growth hormone which causes most of the symptoms.
    Some symptoms like impaired vision and headaches are caused due to the tumor growing in size and pressing on nearby brain tissues.

    Non-Pituitary tumors: Tumors present elsewhere in the body (pancreas, lungs, and adrenal glands) begin to secrete growth hormone resulting in excess hormone circulation.

    Diagnosis

    The progress of the disease being very slow, it is easy to miss acromegaly. Even with friends and family members, the condition can go unnoticed as changes are very subtle.
    When there is enough reason to suspect acromegaly, the laboratory investigations required are: -

    1) Growth Hormone suppression test.
    GH levels in the blood are measured before and after having a fixed amount of glucose orally. If the GH levels after having glucose fail to fall, the diagnosis of acromegaly is made.

    2) GH & IGF-I measurements.
    Elevated levels of these hormones in spite of fasting overnight, is indicative of acromegaly.

    3) Imaging.
    CT and  MRI scans can pinpoint the locations of pituitary as well as non-pituitary tumors.

    Sequelae

    Acromegaly is either a cause of or associated along with the following conditions outlined below:
  • Diabetes
  • High blood pressures
  • Other cardio-vascular diseases (enlargement of the heart muscles ' myopathies)
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Sleep apnea syndrome
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Reduced secretion of other pituitary hormones (panhypopituitarism)
  • Spinal cord compression
  • Loss of vision
  • Formation of pre-cancerous growths (polyps) within the intestine (colon).
  • Benign tumors (fibroids) within the uterus.

    Treatment

    More than one form of treatment is usually required. Both medications and surgery are usually indicated, the aim being to reduce the total amount of GH in circulation.

    A. Conventional medications

    The conventional medicines have three objectives:
    I. Stop excessive secretion of GH (use of drugs like octreotide)
    II. Decrease the size of the tumor responsible for excess GH (use of dopamine agonists like cabercoline & bromocriptine)
    III. To normalize IGF-I levels when the above (GH antagonists like pegvisomant)

    B. Surgical interventions

    Transsphenoidal surgery to extract the pituitary tumors.

    C. Radiation

    Applied in cases where there are residual tumor cells even after appropriate surgical interventions.

    D. Homeopathic Treatment

    Homeopathy system does not have significant treatment for Acromegaly. However, homeopathy can successfully treat some of the end results of the disease process.

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