Causes of GH deficiency
| Congenital | GH and GHRH gene defects |
|---|---|
| Hypothalamic-pituitary disease | Tumours (adenomas, craniopharyngiomas, meningiomas) |
| Inflammatory conditions (sarcoidosis, histiocytosis, amyloidosis) | |
| Infections (tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis, Pneumocystis pneumonia, other fungal infections) | |
| Vascular (pituitary apoplexy, Sheehan’s syndrome, subarachnoid haemorrhage) | |
| Iatrogenic (surgical trauma, irradiation, octreotide, pembrolizumab) | |
| Other (traumatic brain injury) |
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