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Hypopituitarism and atherosclerosis

Annals of Medicine, 2001
In the last decade, retrospective cohort data has provided evidence of premature atherosclerosis in patients with hypopituitarism which may account for the recently observed increased death rate from vascular events in these patients. The exact mechanism(s) for such propensity to atherosclerotic vascular disease is not yet completely clear.
T A Elhadd
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Stiff-person syndrome mimic secondary to hypopituitarism: a case report and literature review [PDF]

Frontiers in Endocrinology
IntroductionFlexion contracture has been reported to be associated with hypopituitarism and hypoadrenalism. We reported a case of a patient who presented with stiff-person syndrome (SPS) mimic secondary to prolactinoma-associated hypopituitarism.MethodsA
Menghan Zheng, Menghan Zheng, Bo Cui, Junqi Liu, Huanli Duan, Wei Wang, Haifeng Li, Lu Lu, Lu Lu   +8 more
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Hyperprolactinemia and Hypopituitarism in Acromegaly and Effect of Pituitary Surgery: Long-Term Follow-up on 529 Patients

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
PurposeStudies on hyperprolactinemia and hypopituitarism in acromegaly are limited. We aimed to analyze the preoperative status, postoperative alterations, and correlated factors of hyperprolactinemia and hypopituitarism in acromegaly patients ...
Xiaopeng Guo, Xiaopeng Guo, Xiaopeng Guo, Xiaopeng Guo, Ruopeng Zhang, Ruopeng Zhang, Ruopeng Zhang, Duoxing Zhang, Duoxing Zhang, Duoxing Zhang, Zihao Wang, Zihao Wang, Zihao Wang, Zihao Wang, Lu Gao, Lu Gao, Lu Gao, Lu Gao, Yong Yao, Yong Yao, Yong Yao, Yong Yao, Kan Deng, Kan Deng, Kan Deng, Kan Deng, Xinjie Bao, Xinjie Bao, Xinjie Bao, Xinjie Bao, Ming Feng, Ming Feng, Ming Feng, Ming Feng, Zhiqin Xu, Zhiqin Xu, Zhiqin Xu, Zhiqin Xu, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Wei Lian, Wei Lian, Wei Lian, Wei Lian, Renzhi Wang, Renzhi Wang, Renzhi Wang, Renzhi Wang, Wenbin Ma, Wenbin Ma, Wenbin Ma, Wenbin Ma, Bing Xing, Bing Xing, Bing Xing, Bing Xing   +57 more
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Decreased mannan-binding lectin level in adults with hypopituitarism; dependence on appropriate hormone replacement therapies

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
BackgroundMannan-binding lectin (MBL) is a main component of the lectin pathway of the complement system. Although there are some studies showing links between endocrine and immune systems, the ones concerning hypopituitarism are limited. The aim of this
Aleksandra E. Matusiak, Jan Stępniak, Andrzej Lewiński, Andrzej Lewiński, Małgorzata Karbownik-Lewińska, Małgorzata Karbownik-Lewińska   +5 more
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Hypereosinophilia is a predictive biomarker of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced hypopituitarism in patients with renal cell carcinoma

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2022
Background This study aimed to evaluate whether hypereosinophilia is a clinical biomarker of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced hypopituitarism in patients with renal cell carcinoma treated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab.
Hodaka Yamada, Satoshi Washino, Daisuke Suzuki, Rika Saikawa, Shiori Tonezawa, Rie Hagiwara, Shunsuke Funazaki, Masashi Yoshida, Tsuzumi Konishi, Kimitoshi Saito, Tomoaki Miyagawa, Kazuo Hara   +11 more
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Management of Hypopituitarism [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2019
Hypopituitarism includes all clinical conditions that result in partial or complete failure of the anterior and posterior lobe of the pituitary gland’s ability to secrete hormones. The aim of management is usually to replace the target-hormone of hypothalamo-pituitary-endocrine gland axis with the exceptions of secondary hypogonadism when fertility is ...
Krystallenia Alexandraki, Ashley Grossman   +1 more
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HYPOPITUITARISM [PDF]

International Journal of Advanced Research, 2020
Hypopituitarism is defined as deficiency of one or more hormones of the pituitary gland which can result from diseases of the pituitary gland or from diseases of the hypothalamus causing diminished secretion of hypothalamic releasing hormones, thereby reducing secretion of the corresponding pituitary hormones.Clinical manifestations depend on the ...
I. Arockiamary, S. Parimala
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Lipid profile and response to statin therapy in patients with hypopituitarism

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020
Objective: Dyslipidemia is prevalent among patients with hypopituitarism, especially in those with growth hormone (GH) deficiency. This study aimed to evaluate the response to statin therapy among adult patients with dyslipidemia and hypopituitarism ...
Graziela Rissetti, Débora Zeni, Bárbara Roberta Ongaratti, Júlia Fernanda Semmelmann Pereira-Lima, Carolina Garcia Soares Leães Rech, Miriam da Costa Oliveira   +5 more
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Cholestasis and hypercalcemia secondary to panhypopituitarism in a newborn

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2017
Cholestatic hepatitis and hypercalcemia are rare features of hypopituitarism in newborns. So diagnosis of hypopituitarism is frequently delayed.
Fatma Dursun, Nelgin Gerenli, Heves Kırmızıbekmez   +2 more
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Acute Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency Misdiagnosed as Acute Cholecystitis

Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2021
Hypopituitarism refers to insufficient secretion of the pituitary hormones. Patients with acute adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency may be presented with fatigue, dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, hypoglycemia, nausea, vomiting, or ...
Moslem Sedaghattalab, Amir Hossein Doustimotlagh   +1 more
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