Post-traumatic anterior pituitary insufficiency developed in a patient with partial lipodystrophy.
A case of partial lipodystrophy developing anterior pituitary insufficiency, chronic glomerulonephritis and pulmonary fibrosis was reported. The patient died of respiratory failure secondary to pituitary crisis during the hospital course. From the clinical course in recent several years and the postmortem examination the head injury following car accident in the past history was considered to be the most plausible cause of hypopituitarism. The etiology of pulmonary fibrosis remained unresolved.
D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010908:Pituitary Hormones, Anterior / Q000378:metabolism; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000150:complications
D010908:Pituitary Hormones, Anterior