Tuberculous meningitis is a well-known cause of hypothalamic pituitary dysfunction. However, deficiencies of anterior pituitary
hormones may only become evident years after recovery because symptoms are of insidious-onset and nonspecific. Pituitary ho...
Tuberculous meningitis is a well-known cause of hypothalamic pituitary dysfunction. However, deficiencies of anterior pituitary
hormones may only become evident years after recovery because symptoms are of insidious-onset and nonspecific. Pituitary hormones
are essential for normal growth and sexual development in childhood, and for maintenance of healthy body composition.
In addition, pituitary hormones and vitamin D are important for cardiovascular and bone health. Although evidence of the relationship
between hypovitaminosis D and hypopituitarism is limited, some studies suggested that the incidence of vitamin D deficiency
increased in hypopituitarism. We describe herein an unusual case of hypopituitarism and severe hypovitaminosis D presenting as
osteoporotic fracture after cured tuberculous meningitis.