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Hypopituitarism following snake bite. 1991

H S Uberoi, and A C Achuthan, and A S Kasthuri, and V S Kolhe, and K R Rao, and J S Dugal
Department of Medicine, Command Hospital (SC), Pune.

A patient who developed hypopituitarism after viperine envenomation is described. Thrombosis as a part of disseminated intravascular coagulation may have been the cause. Hypopituitarism should be suspected in such cases especially when there is associated acute renal failure.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007018 Hypopituitarism Diminution or cessation of secretion of one or more hormones from the anterior pituitary gland (including LH; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; SOMATOTROPIN; and CORTICOTROPIN). This may result from surgical or radiation ablation, non-secretory PITUITARY NEOPLASMS, metastatic tumors, infarction, PITUITARY APOPLEXY, infiltrative or granulomatous processes, and other conditions. Adenohypophyseal Hyposecretion,Anterior Pituitary Hyposecretion Syndrome,Sheehan Syndrome,Simmonds Disease,Hyposecretion Syndrome, Anterior Pituitary,Hyposecretion, Adenohypophyseal,Pituitary Insufficiency,Postpartum Hypopituitarism,Postpartum Panhypopituitarism,Postpartum Pituitary Insufficiency,Sheehan's Syndrome,Simmonds' Disease,Disease, Simmonds,Hypopituitarism, Postpartum,Insufficiency, Pituitary,Panhypopituitarism, Postpartum,Pituitary Insufficiency, Postpartum,Sheehans Syndrome,Simmond's Disease,Syndrome, Sheehan,Syndrome, Sheehan's
D004211 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation A disorder characterized by procoagulant substances entering the general circulation causing a systemic thrombotic process. The activation of the clotting mechanism may arise from any of a number of disorders. A majority of the patients manifest skin lesions, sometimes leading to PURPURA FULMINANS. Consumption Coagulopathy,Coagulation, Disseminated Intravascular,Disseminated Coagulation, Intravascular,Intravascular Coagulation, Disseminated,Intravascular Disseminated Coagulation,Coagulation, Intravascular Disseminated,Coagulations, Disseminated Intravascular,Coagulations, Intravascular Disseminated,Coagulopathies, Consumption,Coagulopathy, Consumption,Consumption Coagulopathies,Disseminated Coagulations, Intravascular,Disseminated Intravascular Coagulations,Intravascular Coagulations, Disseminated,Intravascular Disseminated Coagulations
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012909 Snake Bites Bites by snakes. Bite by a venomous snake is characterized by stinging pain at the wound puncture. The venom injected at the site of the bite is capable of producing a deleterious effect on the blood or on the nervous system. (Webster's 3d ed; from Dorland, 27th ed, at snake, venomous) Envenomation, Snakebite,Snake Envenomation,Snake Envenoming,Snakebite Envenoming,Snakebites,Bite, Snake,Envenomation, Snake,Envenoming, Snake,Envenoming, Snakebite,Snake Bite,Snake Envenomations,Snake Envenomings,Snakebite,Snakebite Envenomation,Snakebite Envenomations,Snakebite Envenomings
D014757 Viper Venoms Venoms from SNAKES of the viperid family. They tend to be less toxic than elapid or hydrophid venoms and act mainly on the vascular system, interfering with coagulation and capillary membrane integrity and are highly cytotoxic. They contain large amounts of several enzymes, other factors, and some toxins. Russell Viper Venom,Russell Viper Venoms,Russell's Viper Venom,Russell's Viper Venoms,Viperidae Venoms,Cerastes Venom,Cerastes Venoms,Egyptian Sand Viper Venom,Viper Venom,Viperotoxin,Russells Viper Venom,Russells Viper Venoms,Venom, Cerastes,Venom, Russell Viper,Venom, Russell's Viper,Venom, Viper,Venoms, Cerastes,Venoms, Russell Viper,Venoms, Russell's Viper,Venoms, Viper,Venoms, Viperidae,Viper Venom, Russell,Viper Venom, Russell's,Viper Venoms, Russell,Viper Venoms, Russell's

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