Post-Traumatic Hypopituitarism
Authors: R. ALTMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Case Reports1 July 1961Post-Traumatic HypopituitarismAnterior Pituitary Insufficiency Following Skull FractureR. ALTMAN, M.D., W. PRUZANSKI, M.D.R. ALTMAN, M.D., W. PRUZANSKI, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-1-149 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOne of the rarest causes of anterior hypopituitarism is a lesion of the pituitary gland following a skull injury. Fourteen cases have been reported in the literature to date.The rarity of these cases and the importance of making an early diagnosis so that proper treatment may be instituted and chronic morbidity, as well as medicolegal aspects, avoided prompt us to report an additional case.CASE REPORTA 68-year-old carpenter was admitted because of fever, increasing weakness, anorexia, and diarrhea. Physical examination revealed an acutely ill man who looked younger than his years. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: R. ALTMAN, M.D.; W. PRUZANSKI, M.D.Affiliations: Tel Aviv,Received for publication April 18, 1960.From Department of Medicine B, "Assaf Harofe" Government Hospital, Sarafand, Tel Aviv Post, Israel.Requests for reprints should be addressed to W. Pruzanski, M.D., Medical Dept. B, "Assaf Harofe" Government Hospital, Sarafand, Tel Aviv Post, Israel. 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