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Hypopituitarism Flashcards

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What is hypopituitarism?

A

partial or complete deficiency of one or more pituitary hormones

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What is the most common cause?

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Pituitary adenoma

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What are hypothalamic causes

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Kallman’s syndrome, tumour, inflammation, inf (meningitis, TB) ischaemia

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What are pituitary causes

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tumour 
irradiation
inflammation
ischaemia - pituitary apoplexy, Sheehan's, DIC
infiltration - haemochromatosis, amyloid
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