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ArticleCureus2023

When a "Low T" Diagnosis Can Be the Clue to a More Complex Problem.

Adrian G Dumitrascu, Ana-Maria Chindris, Claudiu Matei, Razvan M Chirila

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Adrian G DumitrascuHospital Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
Ana-Maria ChindrisEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
Claudiu MateiNeurological Surgery, Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu, ROU.
Razvan M ChirilaInternal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Male hypogonadism remains a poorly evaluated and managed clinical condition despite the availability of clinical guidelines. We present a case of a male patient diagnosed with secondary hypogonadism related to partial empty sella syndrome, whose clinical course was complicated by a hypotensive near-syncopal event. Although initial hypopituitarism symptoms could be subtle and nonspecific and could involve only one hormonal axis, a thorough evaluation of the pituitary function may identify additional deficiencies such as a subclinical chronic adrenal insufficiency that may become manifest during situations of increased physiological stress with potential life-threatening consequences.

Indexed as

hypopituitarismlow tmale hypogonadotropic hypogonadismpartial empty sella turcicatestosterone replacement

Identifiers

PMID38288223
PMCPMC10823205
OpenAlexW4390340318

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