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Deformities and amputations of toes, because of recurrent ulcerations and infections in Icelandic acromegalic giant Johann Petursson

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Photographs of the left and right foot of the Icelandic acromegalic giant Johann Petursson (1913-1984, final height 220.5 cm), showing deformities and the situation after amputations of the third and fourth toes, because of recurrent ulcerations and infections. Photographs from the private collection of Warren A. Raymond. (Source: de Herder WW, Raymond WA. Neuropathic foot ulcers in the tallest patients with acromegalic gigantism: a common and significant problem. Historical overview. Pituitary 2023;26[4]:333-9. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International [CC BY 4.0] license, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)