Hypopituitarisni

Alternate Name:

Test:

Hb (L), S.glucose (L), S.sodiUm (L), S.potessidin(N), TFT (L), S.T, (L), S.17-hydroxy steroids (Nor L), S.cortisol (L), S.ACTH (L), S.LH (L),*S.F3H (L), S.testosterone (L), S.oestrogen (L)

Sign:

Cachexia, hypotension, muscular weakness

Dd:

Gonadal failure, hypothyroidism, anorexia nervosa, Kliriefelter's syn., Addison's disease

Phys:

Destruction of the anterior pituitary due to tumour, postpartum necrosis (Sheehan's disease), fibro­sis, TB or aneurysm results in atrophy of gonads, thyroid and adrenal cortex