Anterior hypopituitarism in a patient with amyloidosis secondary to Crohn's disease: a case report.

Background: Amyloid infiltration of endocrine glands has been reported, mostly in the thyroid, pancreas, adrenals, and testes, but affected patients do not frequently exhibit overt endocrine insufficiency. Here we report the case of a patient with complete anterior hypopituitarism probably due to a known systemic amyloidosis.

Case Presentation: Our male Caucasian patient was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at the age of 22 years.

An unusual cause of epidemic thyrotoxicosis.

We describe the case of four patients consulting for headache and tachycardia of brutal onset. Their biological data were compatible with primary hyperthyroidism with low TSH and high T4 serum levels. Serum thyroglobulin level was low and Tc-scintigraphy showed decreased uptake with a homogenous pattern.