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Congenital hypopituitarism with hypoplasia of the anterior pituitary gland and a normal posterior pituitary lobe
Author(s) -
Kato F,
Kikuchi K,
Miyamoto S,
Ohie T,
Yamaguchi S
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13527.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypopituitarism , hypoplasia , pituitary gland , lobe , anterior pituitary , anatomy , hormone
We report a female infant with congenital hypopituitarism. All anterior pituitary hormones were deficient, and the anterior pituitary gland was undetectable on magnetic resonance images. Antidiuretic hormone secretion was appropriate, and the posterior lobe was localized at the end of the stalk, in the sella. These observations suggest that the posterior pituitary gland may develop independently of the anterior lobe. Congenital hypopituitarism, hypoplasia of the anterior pituitary gland