Acute hypopituitarism associated with periorbital swelling and cardiac dysfunction in a patient with pituitary tumor apoplexy: a case report

Table 6 Thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test in August 2016 (day 21 after admission)

	Reference range for basal value	Time (min)
	Reference range for basal value	0 (Basal)	15	30	60	90	120
Serum TSH (μIU/mL)	0.5–5.0	1.78	4.16	5.24	5.52	5.24	4.65
Serum prolactin (ng/mL)	3.6–12.8	23.5	49.4	52.2	50.9	44.8	41.7

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH; 500 μg) was administered intravenously in the morning (9 AM). The test was conducted 21 days after the discontinuation of oral levothyroxine replacement (100 μg/day). Our patient had low serum levels of free triiodothyronine (1.30 pg/mL) and free thyroxine (0.69 ng/dL)
TSH Thyroid-stimulating hormone

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