Panhypopituitarism without Thrombosis due Section to Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Autor: Pulin Kumar Gupta, Subodh Kumar Mahto, Arjun Malasandra Balakrishna, Parikha Rampal, Narendra Kumar Sharma
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp OD10-OD11 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2019/40113.12566
Popis: Hypopituitarism is a clinical syndrome in which pituitary hormones deficiency is seen in many conditions. Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disease characterised by antiphospholipid antibodies, commonly manifests as venous or arterial thrombosis with recurrent foetal loss. We here by report a case of 40-year-old female who presented with bilateral swelling of lower limbs with exertional breathlessness along with feeling of cold extremities, easy fatigability, lethargy and decreased appetite for six months which turned out to be hypopituitarism with APS. Hormone replacement was started and she experienced a good clinical improvement.
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