Pituitary Gland Diseases
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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.
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