Catalog

Hypopituitarism due to a metabolic disease

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Link to WHO Definition

Hypopituitarism due to a metabolic disease – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/222308637

This is the decreased (hypo) secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain. This diagnosis is secondary to a large class of genetic diseases involving disorders of metabolism.