Simmonds' disease

[sim´ondz] panhypopituitarism in which cachexia is a prominent feature; it usually follows destruction of the pituitary gland by surgery, infection, injury, or tumor, but may also occur after difficult labor in childbirth. Symptoms, which vary in intensity, are extreme weight loss, debility, pallor, dry yellowish skin, a slow pulse, hypotension, and atrophy of the genitalia and breasts, progressing to premature senility. Treatment is by regular administration of the various hormones whose release is normally dependent on pituitary function. Called also cachexia." >pituitary cachexia.

Simmonds' disease

Underactivity of the pituitary gland with resultant inadequacy of hormone production by the other endocrine glands. There is lassitude, loss of body hair, loss of sexual interest, abnormally low blood pressure, MYXOEDEMA and intolerance to cold. Panhypopituitarism. Compare SHEEHAN'S SYNDROME. (Morris Simmonds, 1855–1925, Danish-born German pathologist).

单词	simmonds' disease
释义	DictionarySeedisease Simmonds' disease Simmonds' disease [′sim·ənz di‚zēz] (medicine) Hypopituitarism with marked insufficiency of the target glands and profound cachexia. Also known as hypophyseal cachexia; hypopituitary cachexia. Simmonds' disease Simmonds' disease [sim´ondz] panhypopituitarism in which cachexia is a prominent feature; it usually follows destruction of the pituitary gland by surgery, infection, injury, or tumor, but may also occur after difficult labor in childbirth. Symptoms, which vary in intensity, are extreme weight loss, debility, pallor, dry yellowish skin, a slow pulse, hypotension, and atrophy of the genitalia and breasts, progressing to premature senility. Treatment is by regular administration of the various hormones whose release is normally dependent on pituitary function. Called also cachexia." >pituitary cachexia. Simmonds' disease Underactivity of the pituitary gland with resultant inadequacy of hormone production by the other endocrine glands. There is lassitude, loss of body hair, loss of sexual interest, abnormally low blood pressure, MYXOEDEMA and intolerance to cold. Panhypopituitarism. Compare SHEEHAN'S SYNDROME. (Morris Simmonds, 1855–1925, Danish-born German pathologist).
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