Hypopituitarism due to lymphocytic hypophysitis in a patient with retroperitoneal fibrosis

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 865, 1997, Pages 732-734

  Alvarez, A ^a   Cordido, F ^a,b   Sacristan F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hypopituitarism; Lymphocytic hypophysitis; Retroperitoneal fibrosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; PATHOLOGY; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; AUTOPSY; DIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETIOLOGY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSITIS; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION;

AGED; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; PITUITARY DISEASES; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS;

EID: 0030608771     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.73.865.732     Document Type: Article

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