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Q J Med 2003; 96: 950-951
© Association of Physicians 2003; all rights reserved.

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Severe back pain, depression and psycho-organic syndrome

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Sir,

Altered mental activity is a common symptom of hypopituitarism. The most frequent causes of acquired hypopituitarism are pituitary tumors, empty sella, infiltrative or vascular disorders or cranial radiation therapy. We describe a patient with a classical clinical presentation and laboratory findings for a hypopituitarism, but with an extremely rare aetiology.

A 69-year-old woman was referred to the clinic in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

T. Bianda, R. Delli Carpini, M. Pagnamenta and C. Schmid

Endocrinology Humaine Clinica Santa Chiara Locarno Switzerland e-mail: bianda.diab@bluewin.ch Internal Medicine Clinica Varini Locarno Switzerland University Hospital Zurich Switzerland


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