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Pituitary Gland Diseases

When excessive or insufficient hormones are produced by the Pituitary Gland more than a dozen different disorders of the endocrine system can result.

Here is a list of Diseases Caused by the Pituitary Gland disorder:

Diseases Caused by Pituitary Gland Disorders	Caused By	Hormones Affected
Acromegaly	overproduction	growth hormone
Cushing’s disease	overproduction	adrenocorticotropic hormone
Growth hormone deficiency	under production	growth hormone
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone	overproduction	vasopressin
Diabetes insipidus	under production	vasopressin
Sheehan syndrome	under production	any pituitary hormone
Pickardt-Fahlbusch-Syndrome	under production	any pituitary hormone, except prolactin, which is increased
Hyperpituitarism	overproduction	any pituitary hormone
Hypopituitarism	under production	any pituitary hormone

I hope this health reference list of Pituitary Gland Diseases been helpful to you.

You may also find these health references helpful:

• What Is Sheehan’s Syndrome?

• What Is Cushing’s Syndrome?

• Disease List

• What Is Growth Hormone?

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