An unusual cause of severe hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes mellitus. Antepartum pituitary failure: A case report and literature review

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-138

  Tahrani, A A ^a,b   West, T E T ^a   Macleod, A F ^a  

^a ROYAL SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Shrewsbury Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Glucocorticoids; Hypopituitarism

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GROWTH HORMONE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; NEUTRAL INSULIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FETUS; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPITUITARISM; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPITUITARISM; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS;

EID: 33947110986     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-967092     Document Type: Review

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