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ea0007p278 | Clinical case reports | BES2004

Primary hypopituitarism as a first presentation of sarcoidosis - 2 case reports

Galliford T , Hopkins D

Hypopituitarism due to neurosarcoidosis is mainly seen in patients with extensive systemic disease. However, pituitary involvement can occur without other classical features of the disease, as illustrated by the following cases.Case 1: An Afro-Caribbean male presented in 1986 with failure of pubertal development aged 22. Initial investigations demonstrated hypothalamic hypogonadism, secondary hypothyroidism and a suboptimal cortisol response to hypoglyca...