Isolated Thyrotropin Deficiency
Authors: FRANCIS N. LOHRENZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Article1 June 1964Isolated Thyrotropin DeficiencyReview and Report of Three CasesFRANCIS N. LOHRENZ, M.D., RAFAEL FERNANDEZ, M.D., RICHARD P. DOE, M.D.FRANCIS N. LOHRENZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RAFAEL FERNANDEZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RICHARD P. DOE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-6-990 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCase reports of patients with isolated deficiency of one of the tropic hormones of the pituitary gland are now well-documented, although panhypopituitarism is still by far the more common disorder (1-4). Of these isolated deficiencies, inadequate gonadotropin secretion is the most common. Tumors, idiopathic atrophy, or infarctions of the pituitary gland in adults may present with the features of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and develop thyrotropin-stimulating hormone (TSH) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency later in their course (1, 5, 6). Prepubertal hypogonadtropic hypogonadism also may be due to a space occupying lesion, infarction, idiopathic atrophy, or be a phase of severe debilitating...References1. PETERSGERMANMANWELT JPWJEBLG: Function of gonads, thyroid, and adrenals in hypopituitarism. Metabolism 3: 118, 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. MADDOCKLEACHKLEINMYERS WORBSPGB: Selective pituitary failure: an example characterized by deficient ACTH and gonadotrophin secretion with intact thyrotrophin secretion. Amer. J. Med. Sci. 226: 509, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. GANONGHUME WFDM: Effect of graded hypophysectomy on thyroid, gonadal, and adrenocortical function in the dog. Endocrinology 59: 293, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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