Sarah Castets, Cécile Thomas-Teinturier, Carine Villanueva, Jessica Amsellem, Pascal Barat, Gilles Brun, Emmanuel Bui Quoc, Jean-Claude Carel, Gian Paolo De Filippo, Clara Kipnis, Laetitia Martinerie, Julia Vergier, Alexandru Saveanu, Natacha Teissier, Régis Coutant, Juliane Léger, Rachel Reynaud
Hypopituitarism (or pituitary deficiency) is a rare disease with an estimated prevalence of between 1/16,000 and 1/26,000 individuals, defined by insufficient production of one or several anterior pituitary hormones (growth hormone [GH], thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH], adrenocorticotropic hormone [ACTH], luteinizing hormone [LH], follicle-stimulating hormone [FSH], prolactin), in association or not with diabetes insipidus (antidiuretic hormone [ADH] deficiency). While in adults hypopituitarism is mostly an acquired disease (tumors, irradiation), in children it is most often a congenital condition, due to abnormal pituitary development...
March 26, 2024: Archives de Pédiatrie: Organe Officiel de la Sociéte Française de Pédiatrie