Hypopituitarism: A condition characterized by diminished hormonal section by the pituitary gland. See free access online books about Hypopituitarism below. See detailed information below for a list of 25 causes of Hypopituitarism, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Hypopituitarism as a symptom include:
See full list of 25
causes of Hypopituitarism
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Hypopituitarism: A condition due to diminished activity of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis, with inadequate secretion, to varying degrees, of one or more anterior pituitary hormones.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Diminution or cessation of secretion of one or more hormones from the anterior pituitary gland (including LH; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; SOMATOTROPIN; and CORTICOTROPIN). This may result from surgical or radiation ablation, non-secretory PITUITARY NEOPLASMS, metastatic tumors, infarction, PITUITARY APOPLEXY, infiltrative or granulomatous processes, and other conditions.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Diminution or cessation of secretion of one or more hormones from the anterior pituitary gland (including luteinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, somatotropin; and corticotropin); may result from surgical or radiation ablation, non-secretory pituitary neoplasms, metastatic tumors, infarction, pituitary apoplexy, infiltrative or granulomatous processes, and other conditions.
- (Source - CRISP)
Hypopituitarism is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hypopituitarism, or a subtype of Hypopituitarism,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)
The list below shows some of the causes of Hypopituitarism mentioned in various sources:
See full list of 25 causes of Hypopituitarism
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Hypopituitarism. Of the 25 causes of Hypopituitarism that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Hypopituitarism' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
The following list of conditions have 'Hypopituitarism' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Adenohypophyseal hyposecretion, Pituitary failure
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Medical Conditions associated with Hypopituitarism:
Pituitary symptoms (20 causes)
Symptoms related to Hypopituitarism:
Pituitary symptoms (20 causes), Pituitary disorders, Arthrogryposis (19 causes), Distal, With hypopituitarism, Mental retardation (1595 causes), Facial anomalies (65 causes), Combined pituitary hormone deficiency (PROP1 gene), Craniopharyngioma, Angelmann's syndrome, Froehlich syndrome
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