RT Book, Section
A1 Fitzgerald, Paul A.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184696753
T1 Anterior Hypopituitarism
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269389
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184696753
RD 2024/04/25
AB Key  Clinical  Updates  in  Anterior  HypopituitarismOpioid  use  disorder  has  become  a  common  cause  of  functional  hypopituitarism.About  63%  of  long-term  opioid  (including  methadone)  users  develop  partial  hypogonadotropic  hypogonadism.Opioid  use  also  causes  secondary  adrenal  insufficiency  in  about  15%  of  patients  but  is  less  likely  to  cause  growth  hormone  or  thyroid  deficiency.