Case of acromegalic myopathy and arthropathy long after trans-sphenoidal surgery

Acromegaly patients usually show impaired vision, the enlargement of hands and feet, heart failure, and diabetes and rarely show myopathy (weakness and muscle pain) and arthropathy (joint pain). Here, we report an acromegaly patient who showed progressive myopathy and arthropathy long after a Hardy operation. The symptoms of myopathy and arthropathy occurred under normal GH and high IGF-1 levels, but these symptoms improved when the IGF-1 level was normalized by a treatment of octreotide with an increased dose of 30–40 mg. Thus, strict and immediate control of IGH-1 may be pivotally important to prevent and treat acromegalic myopathy and arthropathy.