A clinical case of partial hypopituitarism
https://doi.org/10.23946/2500-0764-2019-4-3-122-127
Abstract
Here we present current data on epidemiology, mechanisms of development, and clinical symptoms of pituitary insufficiency ascribing a case of a 27-year-old woman who became pregnant and successfully delivered with a partial hypopituitarism without a hormone replacement therapy. We particularly focus on the difficulties in timely diagnosis of pituitary insufficiency, as partial hypopituitarism is characterised by a variety of non-specific symptoms. A particular attention should be drawn to the physicians’ awareness on partial hypopituitarism, as its case fatality rate remains unacceptably high.
About the Author
T. E. Pomytkina
Kemerovo State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, DSc, Head of the Department of Outpatient Care, Postgraduate Training and Nursing,
22a, Voroshilova Street, Kemerovo, 650056
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Pomytkina T.E. A clinical case of partial hypopituitarism. Fundamental and Clinical Medicine. 2019;4(3):122-127. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.23946/2500-0764-2019-4-3-122-127
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