Late-onset isolated ACTH deficiency
Late-onset isolated ACTH deficiency is a rare acquired pituitary hormone deficiency characterized by secondary adrenal insufficiency with normal secretion of anterior pituitary hormones except for ACTH. Patients present with weakness fatigue weight loss anorexia vomiting/nausea hypoglycemia and abnormally low serum ACTH and cortisol levels. Association with autoimmune disease such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis has been described.
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Late-onset isolated ACTH deficiency?
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