Vol 57, No 6 (2006)
Case report
Published online: 2006-11-29
Lymphocytic hypophysitis and hypothalamitis - a case report
Endokrynol Pol 2006;57(6):648-653.
Abstract
Lymphocytic hypophysitis is an unusual disorder that nearly
exclusively affects women.
We present a case of 69 year-old female patient who developed
the symptoms of diabetes insipidus and partial insufficiency
of the anterior pituitary gland. Magnetic resonance
imaging of the brain revealed a mass involving the
sella and suprasellar region.
After exclusion of other causes of infiltrate in this region
and due to evident reaction to glucocorticoid treatment the
diagnosis of lymphocytic hypophisitis and hypothalamitis
was established.
Keywords: lymphocytic hypophysitishypopituitarismdiabetes insipidus
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