If Left Untreated Pituitary Diabetes Insipidus Complications?
Pituitary apoplexy
Treatment
Treatment for acute infarction may require surgery to relieve pressure on the pituitary and improve vision symptoms. Severe cases need emergency surgery.
Immediate treatment with adrenal replacement hormones (glucocorticoids) is essential. Other hormones will be replaced, including:
- Sex hormones (estrogen/testosterone)
- Thyroid hormone
Evidence is also growing for the need to replace growth hormone.
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