An exaggerated form of the same cervico-thoracic kyphosis is met with in patients suffering from progressive muscular atrophy, poliomyelitis, osteitis deformans of Paget, acromegaly, and many allied conditions in which either the muscular or the mental vigour is deficient, and the patient adopts the cervico-thoracic kyphosis as the attitude of rest.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
But if he chances to suffer from some rare and choice disease such as Trypanosomiasis or acromegaly, the doctor will be delighted to listen.
"The Eye of Osiris"
R. Austin Freeman
One case of amenorrhea I saw in recent years proved to be due to a beginning acromegaly.
"Psychotherapy"
James J. Walsh