Literature DB >> 27655292

Spontaneous intermittent MRI changes of a pituitary stalk lesion causing diabetes insipidus and amenorrhea.

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.

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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


  3 in total

Review 1.  Autoimmune hypophysitis.

Authors:  Patrizio Caturegli; Craig Newschaffer; Alessandro Olivi; Martin G Pomper; Peter C Burger; Noel R Rose
Journal:  Endocr Rev       Date:  2005-01-05       Impact factor: 19.871

Review 2.  Lymphocytic infundibulo-neurohypophysitis: a clinical overview.

Authors:  Philip C Johnston; Luen S Chew; Amir H Hamrahian; Laurence Kennedy
Journal:  Endocrine       Date:  2015-07-29       Impact factor: 3.633

Review 3.  Lymphocytic hypophysitis: differential diagnosis and effects of high-dose pulse steroids, followed by azathioprine, on the pituitary mass and endocrine abnormalities--report of a case and literature review.

Authors:  Lorenzo Curtò; Maria L Torre; Oana R Cotta; Marco Losa; Maria R Terreni; Libero Santarpia; Francesco Trimarchi; Salvatore Cannavò
Journal:  ScientificWorldJournal       Date:  2010-01-21
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1.  Single center study of 53 consecutive patients with pituitary stalk lesions.

Authors:  Mirjana Doknic; Dragana Miljic; Sandra Pekic; Marko Stojanovic; Dragan Savic; Emilija Manojlovic-Gacic; Tatjana Milenkovic; Vera Zdravkovic; Maja Jesic; Dusan Damjanovic; Slobodan Lavrnic; Ivan Soldatovic; Aleksandar Djukic; Milan Petakov
Journal:  Pituitary       Date:  2018-12       Impact factor: 4.107

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