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Pituitary and Parathyroid Disorders

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Pituitary failure occurs due to multiple reasons including genetic abnormalities, trauma, infections, empty sella syndrome, Sheehan’s syndrome, etc.

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    Iron deposition is common in thalassaemia patients with frequent blood transfusions.

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    Anoop James George MBBS & Suresh S. David MS(Surg) FRCP, FACEM, MPhil, PhD

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George, A.J., David, S.S. (2016). Pituitary and Parathyroid Disorders. In: David, S. (eds) Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2710-6_41

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