pituitary apoplexy
MONDO:0006908Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names pituitary apoplexy yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A rare, potentially life-threatening disorder caused by acute ischemic infarction or hemorrhage in the pituitary gland. It is most often associated with the presence of a pituitary gland adenoma. Signs and symptoms include headache, vomiting, visual disturbances, and endocrine dysfunction.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006908), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
41 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.
- Bitemporal hemianopiaHPOHP:0030521
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Thunderclap headacheHPOHP:0030907
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal kinetic perimetry testHPOHP:0030591
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormal static automated perimetry testHPOHP:0030595
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiencyHPOHP:0011748
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Cranial nerve paralysisHPOHP:0006824
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- DiplopiaHPOHP:0000651
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HeadacheHPOHP:0002315
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Hypergonadotropic hypogonadismHPOHP:0000815
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HypertensionHPOHP:0000822
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HypoglycemiaHPOHP:0001943
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HyponatremiaHPOHP:0002902
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
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- HypotensionHPOHP:0002615
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ImpotenceHPOHP:0000802
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Nausea and vomitingHPOHP:0002017
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- OligomenorrheaHPOHP:0000876
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Pituitary adenomaHPOHP:0002893
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Pituitary hypothyroidismHPOHP:0008245
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: pituitary apoplexy
- Also called
- pituitary gland apoplexy