Pituitary cachexia after rabies encephalitis

During the last follow up, 3 months after the therapy, the body weight had improved by 4 kg and there is an appearance of subcutaneous fat at a few places as shown in the repeat BCA [Figure 1]C.{Figure 1} Pituitary cachexia or Simmonds' disease denotes the complete destruction of the anterior p...

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Published in:Neurology India 2015-03, Vol.63 (2), p.255-256
Main Authors: Kumar, K V S Hari, Ahmad, F M H, Dutta, Vijay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cachexia
Care and treatment
Case studies
Causes of
Complications and side effects
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Infections
Pituitary diseases
Pituitary gland
Rabies
Testosterone
Viral encephalitis
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Summary:During the last follow up, 3 months after the therapy, the body weight had improved by 4 kg and there is an appearance of subcutaneous fat at a few places as shown in the repeat BCA [Figure 1]C.{Figure 1} Pituitary cachexia or Simmonds' disease denotes the complete destruction of the anterior pituitary gland leading to a cachectic state. [...]we report the case of a young boy, who survived the deadly rabies infection but had persistence of a cachectic state resulting from the loss of anterior pituitary hormones.
ISSN:0028-3886
1998-4022
DOI:10.4103/0028-3886.156295