Open AccessHigh Frequency of Serious Infections in Patients with Panhypopituitarism: A Case-Control Study
Author(s) -
Manmohan D. Sharma,
Balla Vidya Sagar,
S. Wang,
A. Clinton White,
Ashok Balasubramanyam
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/317533
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , intensive care medicine
We reviewed the records of 65 patients with panhypopituitarism (PHP) for the frequency and types of infections requiring hospitalization, and documented serious infections in 13 of 65 patients with PHP. The increased frequency of serious infectious diseases in patients with PHP is likely to contribute to increased age-specific mortality.
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