title: Hypopituitarism occurring in neonatal sepsis.
abstract: We report here a case of acquired hypopituitarism in a female neonate with Salmonella enteritidis sepsis and cystic encephalomalacia, after prolonged dopamine administration. Severe hyponatremia was suggestive of hypopituitarism development and the later was documented by hormonal status. This is the first report of infectious hypophysitis in neonatal age. The careful monitoring of pituitary function should be recommended for septic patients exposed to prolonged use of dopamine.
authors: Department of Endocrinology, University of Nis, Serbia. endoljilja@yahoo.com
authors: Ljiljana
authors: L
authors: Saranac
authors: Bojko
authors: B
authors: Bjelakovic
authors: Daniela
authors: D
authors: Djordjevic
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Novak
authors: Tatjana
authors: T
authors: Stankovic
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000209:etiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis