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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency (disorder)

Known as: Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency, Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency, ACTH deficiency 
Subnormal concentration of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) resulting in decreased secretion of cortisol by the adrenal gland.
National Institutes of Health

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ACTH Deficiency, IsolatedAlopecia, Neurologic Defects, and Endocrinopathy Syndrome

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Adrenal gland hypofunction

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Hyponatraemia secondary to nivolumab-induced primary adrenal failure
Summary Checkpoint inhibitors, such as ipilimumab and pembrolizumab, have transformed the prognosis for patients with advanced… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Anterior hypopituitarism in adult survivors of childhood cancers treated with cranial radiotherapy: a report from the St Jude Lifetime Cohort study.
PURPOSE To estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for growth hormone deficiency (GHD), luteinizing hormone/follicle… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Endocrine outcomes for children with embryonal brain tumors after risk-adapted craniospinal and conformal primary-site irradiation and high-dose chemotherapy with stem-cell rescue on the SJMB-96…
PURPOSE To estimate the cumulative incidence of specific hormone deficiencies and the influence of hypothalamic-pituitary (HP… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Hypopituitarism following radiotherapy
Deficiencies in anterior pituitary hormones secretion ranging from subtle to complete occur following radiation damage to the… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Clinically Silent Corticotroph Tumors of the Pituitary Gland
OBJECTIVETo determine the clinical presentation, imaging characteristics, microscopic and ultrastructural characteristics, and… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Transsphenoidal pituitary surgery for the treatment of Cushing's disease: results in 64 patients and long term follow-up studies.
Transsphenoidal pituitary surgery was performed in 64 patients with Cushing's disease in search of a corticotroph adenoma. In 4… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Lymphocytic hypophysitis with isolated corticotropin deficiency.
In a 32-year-old woman, acquired, isolated corticotropin deficiency resulted from postpartum lymphocytic hypophysitis. The… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Corticotropin-releasing factor test in normal subjects and patients with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal disorders.
Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) tests were performed in normal subjects and patients with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Lymphoid hypophysitis with selective adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency.
This report describes a 31-year-old woman with evidences of selective adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency associated with a… 
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