Case of Hypopituitarism.

An unusual case of hypopituitarism.

A 14-year-old boy presented to the trauma unit at our tertiary hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound to the left eye. Clinical examination showed that he was alert and haemodynamically stable, but blind in the left eye, with no CSF rhinorrhoea. His pubertal status (Tanner stage S3) and height (1·7 m, 75th percentile) were appropriate for his chronological age. Skull radiography and a CT sca...

A Case of Mild Hypopituitarism

Hypophysitis and hypopituitarism: report of a case.

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A rare case of hypopituitarism with psychosis

UNLABELLED A 46-year-old woman presented multiple times in a 4-month period with hypotension, sepsis, hypoglycaemia and psychosis. A low random cortisol in combination with her presenting complaint made adrenal insufficiency the likely diagnosis. Fluid resuscitation and i.v. steroid therapy led to clinical improvement; however, a short synacthen test (SST) demonstrated an apparently satisfactor...

Hypopituitarism and Hepatitis E Genotype 3 Infection - First Case Report and Review on Immunocompetence in Hypopituitarism

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com the tropical HEV genotypes 1 and 2 are mainly transmitted fecalorally by contaminated drinking water [1]. In the Middle East and North African regions, the seroprevalence of HEV in the general population ranged from 2.0 to 37.5% and was higher in males than in females [2]. HEV genotype 3 is also endemic in Europe and an underdiagnosed and emerging p...