Differential Diagnosis
- Primary hypothyroidism
- Primary hypogonadism
- Addison disease, primary adrenal insufficiency
- Hypothalamic insufficiency
- Kallmann syndrome
- Chronic liver disease
- Constitutional short stature
ALERTGeriatric ConsiderationsMore difficult to diagnose in elderly
Pediatric Considerations- Congenital malformations, genetic conditions may warrant screening for hypopituitarism.
- Growth hormone deficiency may result in growth retardation.
- Hypogonadism in prenatal pituitary failure
- Delayed puberty
Pregnancy Considerations- Pregnancy-associated hemorrhage or hypotension may result in pituitary hypoperfusion and subsequent partial or complete pituitary failure (Sheehan syndrome)
- Lymphocytic hypophysitis may be triggered by pregnancy.
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