panhypophysitis
MONDO:0019839Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names panhypophysitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A hypophysitis characterized by an inflammation of the entire pituitary gland. Common clinical presentation is diabetes insipidus with polyuria and polydipsia and partial or panhypopituitarism. Other symptoms may include headaches, nausea/vomiting, visual disturbances and fatigue.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0019839), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
35 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormal posterior pituitary morphogenesisHPOHP:0011751
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Central diabetes insipidusHPOHP:0000863
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- PanhypopituitarismHPOHP:0000871
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal size of pituitary glandHPOHP:0012504
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormal thalamic MRI signal intensityHPOHP:0012696
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiencyHPOHP:0011748
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Adrenocorticotropin deficient adrenal insufficiencyHPOHP:0011735
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- AmenorrheaHPOHP:0000141
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Blurred visionHPOHP:0000622
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Decreased circulating cortisol levelHPOHP:0008163
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Decreased female libidoHPOHP:0030018
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Decreased male libidoHPOHP:0040306
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
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- Decreased serum estradiolHPOHP:0008214
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Decreased serum testosterone concentrationHPOHP:0040171
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Gonadotropin deficiencyHPOHP:0008213
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HeadacheHPOHP:0002315
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HyposthenuriaHPOHP:0003158
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ImpotenceHPOHP:0000802
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: panhypophysitis
- Also called
- Infundibulo-panhypophysitis