Non-acquired panhypopituitarism
ORPHA:90695· ICD-10 E23.0
Definition
A rare genetic pituitary disease characterized by variable deficiency of all hormones produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Clinical manifestations include hypothyroidism, hypogonadism, growth retardation and short stature, and secondary adrenal insufficiency. Age of onset is variable. Signs and symptoms usually develop gradually, and loss of the different hormones is often sequential.
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
- Age of onset
- All ages