He was dubbed "The 8th Wonder of the World" in the wrestling universe. The career of Andre the Giant was legendary and interesting on it's own, but on this episode we'll dive into the history of the discovery of gigantism and acromegaly, the condition that gave Andre his astounding stature. We'll talk about other notable cases in history and how physicians of the 19th century gradually discovered the cause behind this rare condition.
Sources:
https://karger.com/nen/article/103/1/7/220198/The-History-of-Acromegaly
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538261/
https://www.wwe.com/superstars/andrethegiant
https://books.google.com/books?id=tYPCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT78#v=onepage&q&f=false (suggestion that Andre may have been told of diagnosis in Japan in 1970’s)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_III
https://www.hbo.com/movies/andre-the-giant
https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1097011/andre-the-giant-and-robin-wrights-relationship-on-the-princess-bride-explained/
https://biographics.org/andre-the-giant-biography-larger-than-life/
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