GH1 and hypophysitis: According to the inflammatory etiology of hypophysitis, the disease symptoms may be attributed to the dysfunction of the synthesis and secretion of pituitary tropins (thyroid stimulating, follicle-stimulating, luteinizing, adrenocorticotropic and growth hormones) or the compression of the neighboring structures, such as the optical chiasma, the dura mater and the nerves of the medial wall of the cavernous sinus.