老年人患垂体功能减退疾病少见,尤其高龄及患多种疾病,加之临床表现不典型,会给诊断造成困难。以往认为垂体功能减退患者的促皮质素(ACTH)和促甲状腺素(TSH)水平低于正常下限,血清钠和钾的水平也偏低。但作者通过临床观察发现事实并不尽然。 The elderly suffer from hypopituitarism rare disease, especially in elderly and suffering from a variety of diseases, combined with atypical clinical manifestations, will give diagnosis difficult. In the past, hypocorticoid (ACTH) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in patients with hypopituitarism were below the normal lower limit, and serum sodium and potassium levels were also low. But the author found through clinical observation is not true.