Clinical Signs of Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction
Clinical Signs of Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction
Common | Uncommon |
|---|---|
Hypertrichosis | Blindness |
Increased sweating | Hyperglycemia (diabetes mellitus) |
Loss of seasonal shedding, delayed shedding | Seizure, neurologic disease |
Lethargy, decreased performance | Mammary gland secretions, inappropriate lactation |
Regional adiposity; increased fat on neck, topline, and tail head; bulging supraorbital fat pads | |
Recurrent infections, particularly of teeth and hoof abscess | |
Loss of musculature, pendulous abdomen | |
Polyuria/polydypsia | |
Tendonitis/desmitis | |
Laminitis if insulin resistance is also present |