Hypopituitarism: a complication of diabetes.
Hypopituitarism is a rarely reported accompaniment of diabetes mellitus. Autopsy studies suggest, however, that pituitary lesions are ten times more common in diabetics than in nondiabetics. Three cases of diabetes with hypopituitarism are reported. We believe that clinically important hypopituitarism may occur more commonly than is suspected in diabetes and that the diagnosis should be sought more aggressively.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use
D007328:Insulin; D013256:Steroids