ESPE Abstracts

Hypopituitarism refers to the insufficient secretion of one or more pituitary hormones. If default is present at the time of birth is called congenital hypopituitarism (CH). Causes of this are perinatal pathology and genetic alterations. The clinical presentation is heterogeneous. The diagnosis is made by clinical suspicion supported by hormonal determinations, brain imaging test (MRI) searching of structural defects and genetic study. The development of the pituitary gland is...