| Literature DB >> 27655292 |
Lorenzo Curtò1, Francesco Trimarchi1, Salvatore Cannavo2.
Abstract
Lymphocytic infundibulo-neurohypophysitis is a rare disorder. We report the case of a 29 year-old woman with diabetes insipidus and amenorrhea, in whom the magnetic resonance imaging demonstration of a pituitary stalk lesion was intermittent. We suggest that, in patients with endocrine dysfunction and positivity of circulating antipituitary antibodies at high title, magnetic resonance imaging should be repeated after few months, if negative.Entities:
Keywords: Antipituitary antibodies; Autoimmune hypophisitis; Infundibulum; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pituitary stalk
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27655292 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-016-1111-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Endocrine ISSN: 1355-008X Impact factor: 3.633