Presentation Presentation varies from asymptomatic to acute pituitary failure with acute collapse and coma, depending on the aetiology, rapidity of onset, and predominant hormones involved. [patient.info]

Recurrent symptomatic hypoglycaemia with pancytopenia as a delayed presentation of Sheehan's syndrome with complete recovery after hormone replacement Pramila Dharmshaktu 1, Jayeeta Bhowmick 1, Danny Manglani 1, Dinesh Kumar Dhanwal 2 1 Department of [casereports.bmj.com]

Pituitary apoplexy, which results in acute hypocortisolism and hypothyroidism, can present with severe headache, sudden hypotension, and hypovolemic shock ! [amboss.com]

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Clinical Presentation • Can present with features of deficiency of one or more anterior pituitary hormones. • Up to 50% of patients with primary empty sella have associated benign intracranial hypertension • Clinical presentation depends on:  Age at [slideshare.net]

• Infertility

  Males: delayed puberty, loss of libido, infertility, testicular atrophy, loss of facial, axillary and/or pubic hair, gynecomastia TSH deficiency : weight gain, cold intolerance, lethargy, constipation, dry skin (see hypothyroidism ) ACTH deficiency : [amboss.com]

  Premenopausal women develop amenorrhea, reduced libido, regression of secondary sexual characteristics, and infertility. [merckmanuals.com]

  Gonadotrophin deficiency: Women: oligomenorrhoea, loss of libido, dyspareunia, infertility, osteoporosis. [patient.info]

  Prolactin Failure of lactation Gonadotrophins Children: delayed puberty Female: oligomenorrhoea, infertility,atrophy of breast & genitalia, los of libido Male:Impotence,azoospermia,testicular atrophy, loss of libido Both sexes: Loss of libido,Loss of [slideshare.net]

  Women experience oligo- or amenorrhea (infrequent/light or absent menstrual periods respectively) and infertility. Men lose facial, scrotal and trunk hair, as well as suffering decreased muscle mass and anemia. [en.wikipedia.org]

• Pathologist

  […] the body, but major clues as to the actual function of the gland were not advanced until the late 19th century, when acromegaly due to pituitary tumors was described. [26] The first known report of hypopituitarism was made by the German physician and pathologist [en.wikipedia.org]

• Pallor

  Chronic: fatigue, pallor, anorexia, weight loss. Acute: weakness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, circulatory collapse, fever, shock. Children: delayed puberty, failure to thrive. [patient.info]

• Male Hypogonadism

  hypogonadism, and estradiol for female hypogonadism (usually with a progestogen to inhibit unwanted effects on the uterus ). [en.wikipedia.org]

• Dry Skin

  […] amenorrhea, irregular menstrual cycles, infertility Males: delayed puberty, loss of libido, infertility, testicular atrophy, loss of facial, axillary and/or pubic hair, gynecomastia TSH deficiency : weight gain, cold intolerance, lethargy, constipation, dry [amboss.com]

  Tiredness, cold intolerance, constipation, hair loss, dry skin, hoarseness, cognitive slowing. Weight gain, bradycardia, hypotension. Children: delayed development, growth restriction and intellectual impairment. [patient.info]

  […] pigmentation, hyponatremia, nausea, vomiting TSH Weight gain, cold intolerence,fatique, hair loss, constipation, dry skin, hoarseness,bradycardia, fatigue Vasopressin Thirst, polyuria 6. [slideshare.net]

• Alopecia

  […] mg/kg/day • Brand available in india:- Norditropin, Eutropin, Saizen, zomacton Contraindication Side effect Active intracranial neoplasm Hypertension ,Tachycardia Intracranial hypertension Headache, paresthesia, dizziness, Diabetic retinopathy Acne, alopecia [slideshare.net]

• Loss of Libido

  Gonadotrophin deficiency: Women: oligomenorrhoea, loss of libido, dyspareunia, infertility, osteoporosis. [patient.info]

  Prolactin Failure of lactation Gonadotrophins Children: delayed puberty Female: oligomenorrhoea, infertility,atrophy of breast & genitalia, los of libido Male:Impotence,azoospermia,testicular atrophy, loss of libido Both sexes: Loss of libido,Loss of [slideshare.net]

  […] of libido, infertility, testicular atrophy, loss of facial, axillary and/or pubic hair, gynecomastia TSH deficiency : weight gain, cold intolerance, lethargy, constipation, dry skin (see hypothyroidism ) ACTH deficiency : weight loss, weakness, hypotension [amboss.com]

• Stroke

  (Updated October 26, 2010).NINDS Pituitary Tumors Information Page.National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke [On-line information].Available online at http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/pituitary_tumors/pituitary_tumors.htm.Accessed on October [labtestsonline.it]

  Ischaemia and infarction: subarachnoid haemorrhage, ischaemic stroke, Sheehan's syndrome (postpartum haemorrhage with anterior pituitary infarction), pituitary apoplexy (caused by an acute infarction of a pituitary adenoma). [ 2 ] Empty sella syndrome [patient.info]

  Other forms of stroke are increasingly recognized as a cause for hypopituitarism. [en.wikipedia.org]

• Vertigo

  Pituitary Apoplexy • Spontaneous hemorrhage in pituitary adenoma/tumor • Considered as a neurosurgical emergency • Presentation: Variable onset of severe headache Nausea and vomiting Meningismus Vertigo  Visual defects  Altered consciousness • Symptoms [slideshare.net]

  The longer that Carmen took Ativan, the more symptoms emerged: vertigo, memory lapses, nausea. Instead of sleeping more, she found herself sleeping less. She couldn’t think clearly. Was this merely aging? She began to suspect it was the drugs. [bendbulletin.com]

• Dizziness

  Acute: weakness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, circulatory collapse, fever, shock. Children: delayed puberty, failure to thrive. Hypoglycaemia, hypotension, anaemia, lymphocytosis, eosinophilia, hyponatraemia. [patient.info]

  • Children:- 0.02-0.05 mg/kg/day • Brand available in india:- Norditropin, Eutropin, Saizen, zomacton Contraindication Side effect Active intracranial neoplasm Hypertension ,Tachycardia Intracranial hypertension Headache, paresthesia, dizziness, Diabetic [slideshare.net]

• Amenorrhea

  ( delayed puberty ), secondary amenorrhea, irregular menstrual cycles, infertility Males: delayed puberty, loss of libido, infertility, testicular atrophy, loss of facial, axillary and/or pubic hair, gynecomastia TSH deficiency : weight gain, cold intolerance [amboss.com]

  Hypogonadim: amenorrhea 2. Lack of TSH:  hypothyroidism 3. Lack of ACTH:  adrenocortical insufficiency 4. Prolactin deficiency: FAILURE OF POSTPARTUM LACTATION 5. If all of the above: PANHYPOPITUITARISM 6. [slideserve.com]

  Kallman Syndrome • Males patients  Delayed puberty and hypogonadism(small testis), including micropenis  Long-term treatment: • human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) or testosterone • Female patients  Primary amenorrhea and failure of secondary sexual [slideshare.net]

  Premenopausal women develop amenorrhea, reduced libido, regression of secondary sexual characteristics, and infertility. [merckmanuals.com]

  These patients can develop adrenal insufficiency, hypothyroidism, amenorrhea, diabetes insipidus, and an inability to breastfeed (an early symptom). [emedicine.medscape.com]

• Polyuria

  TSH deficiency : weight gain, cold intolerance, lethargy, constipation, dry skin (see hypothyroidism ) ACTH deficiency : weight loss, weakness, hypotension, chronic hyponatremia, hypoglycemia (see adrenal insufficiency ) Central diabetes insipidus : : polyuria [amboss.com]

  Antidiuretic hormone deficiency : Polyuria, polydipsia. Decreased urine osmolality, hypernatraemia. May also present with features attributable to the underlying cause: Space-occupying lesion : headaches or visual field deficits. [patient.info]

  Loss of body hair ACTH Weight loss, hypotension, hypoglycaemia, decrease skin pigmentation, hyponatremia, nausea, vomiting TSH Weight gain, cold intolerence,fatique, hair loss, constipation, dry skin, hoarseness,bradycardia, fatigue Vasopressin Thirst, polyuria [slideshare.net]

  […] breastfeed may point at abnormally low prolactin levels. [8] Posterior pituitary [ edit ] Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) deficiency leads to the syndrome of diabetes insipidus (unrelated to diabetes mellitus ): inability to concentrate the urine, leading to polyuria [en.wikipedia.org]

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Water deprivation test TREATMENT OF DIABETES INSIPIDUS 1. For control DI: Rx Desmopressin (DDAP) If partial: Chlorpropamide 2. Neprhogenic: - correct underlying cause - hydrochlorthiazide 3. [slideserve.com]

Treatment of hypopituitarism consists of hormone replacement therapy and treatment of the underlying disorder (e.g., transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenomas ). [amboss.com]

The type of glucocorticoid, dose and duration of treatment are factors to consider when trying to predict the risk of developing symptoms of AI. [karger.com]

It requires lifelong treatment with one or more medicines. [en.wikipedia.org]

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Prognosis Although an increased mortality rate in hypopituitary patients is well documented, the actual cause of the increased mortality is not clear. [ 9 ] If adequately replaced, prognosis in hypopituitarism is good. [patient.info]

While effective treatment of the underlying hormone deficiencies may improve these risks, it is often necessary to treat them directly. [6] Prognosis [ edit ] Several studies have shown that hypopituitarism is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular [en.wikipedia.org]

They are organised into groups, and further divided into clinical, etiological or histopathological sub-types. [orpha.net]

Etiology Intrasellar/parasellar masses Nonsecretory pituitary macroadenomas ( ≥ 10 mm in diameter) are the most common cause of hypopituitarism among adults ( ∼ 40% of cases ). [amboss.com]

Therefore, we proposed a classification of SEH, according to the most probable etiology whatever the associated factors, in six groups: spontaneous, secondary, iatrogenic, traumatic, recurrent, and idiopathic SEH. [publicationslist.org]

Lymphocytic Hypophysitis • Etiology Presumed to be autoimmune • Clinical Presentation Women, during postpartum period Mass effect (sellar mass) Deficiency of one or more anterior pituitary hormones  ACTH deficiency is the most common • Diagnosis [slideshare.net]

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Takayanagi R, Miura K, Nakagawa H, Nawata H: Epidemiologic study of adrenal gland disorders in Japan. Biomed Parmacother 2000;54(suppl 1):164s-168s. Crowley RK, Argese N, Tomlinson JW, Stewart PM: Central hypoadrenalism. [karger.com]

Hypopituitarism is usually chronic and lifelong, unless successful surgery or medical treatment of the underlying disorder can restore pituitary function. [ 1 ] Epidemiology Taken from the results of one study: [ 1 ] The incidence of hypopituitarism is [patient.info]

However, sports are not generally considered as a cause of TBI in most epidemiological studies, and the link between sports-related head trauma and hypopituitarism has not been investigated until recently. [publicationslist.org]

Epidemiology [ edit ] There is only one study that has measured the prevalence (total number of cases in a population) and incidence (annual number of new cases) of hypopituitarism. [1] This study was conducted in Northern Spain and used hospital records [en.wikipedia.org]

Understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms and risk factors of hypopituitarism caused by sports injuries is thus an important issue that concerns both medical staff and sponsors of sports. [publicationslist.org]

pituitary irradiation Infiltration of the pituitary and/or hypothalamus Congenital deficiency of hypothalamic hormones GnRH deficiency ( Kallman syndrome ) Prader-Willi syndrome Laurence-Moon -Biedl syndrome References: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Pathophysiology [amboss.com]

Tanriverdi F, Schneider HJ, Aimaretti G, Masel BE, Casanueva FF, Kelestimur F: Pituitary dysfunction after traumatic brain injury: a clinical and pathophysiological approach. Endocr Rev 2015;36:305-342. [karger.com]

Mechanisms related to the pathophysiology and management of central hypothyroidism. Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab 2008;4:683-694. Nieschlag E, Behre HM, Bouchard P et al. Testosterone replacement therapy: current trends and future directions. [abiebr.com]

Pathophysiology [ edit ] The pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain, and intimately connected with the hypothalamus. [en.wikipedia.org]

Prevention Good obstetric care has reduced the incidence of postpartum hypopituitarism. Radiation therapy that minimises exposure to the pituitary reduces incidence and time of onset of hypopituitarism. [patient.info]

Suggestions that GH replacement can prevent an acceleration of atherosclerosis induced by GH deficiency are unproved. [merckmanuals.com]

Immediate treatment with glucocorticoids, without waiting for diagnostic confirmation, is required when acute ACTH deficiency is suspected (e.g., following pituitary apoplexy ) to prevent an adrenal crisis ! [amboss.com]

Grosse SD, Van Vliet G: How many deaths can be prevented by newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia? Horm Res 2007;67:284-291. [karger.com]

[…] hormone (GnRH) synthesis • Associated with anosmia or hyposmia due to olfactory bulb agenesis or hypoplasia • May also be associated with: color blindness,optic atrophy, nerve deafness, cleft palate, renal abnormalities, cryptorchidism • GnRH deficiency prevents [slideshare.net]