Hypothalamic-pituitary deficiency after Weil's syndrome: a case report.
A case of male hypogonadism after Weil's syndrome is described. Hypogonadism was the result of complete hypothalamic-pituitary deficiency. The relationship between leptospirosis and the endocrinopathy, the incidence that leptospira attacks hypothalamic-pituitary axis, and the mechanism with which the microorganism may cause damage to the pituitary and/or the hypothalamus are discussed.
Panidis
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Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Rousso
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Skiadopoulos
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Vavilis
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Kalogeropoulos
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D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D002996:Clomiphene; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007027:Hypothalamic Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007328:Insulin; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014895:Weil Disease / Q000150:complications*
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D007328:Insulin; D002996:Clomiphene; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013739:Testosterone; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D011388:Prolactin; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D013006:Growth Hormone; D013974:Thyroxine; D006854:Hydrocortisone