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Hypopituitarism in the elderly in the presence of elevated thyroid stimulating hormone levels
T Beringer1, B McClements, I Weir
1Geriatric Medical Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
Postgraduate Medical Journal
|December 1, 1988
Abstract:
Two cases of primary hypothyroidism with hypopituitarism in elderly patients are reported. The elevated levels of thyroid stimulating hormone led to delay in the recognition of accompanying pituitary failure. Elderly patients should not be commenced on thyroxine replacement therapy until the possibility of hypopituitarism and cortisol deficiency has been excluded.