Visual disturbance by lymphocytic hypophysitis in a non-pregnant woman with systemic lupus erythematosus

Lupus

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 554-556

  Katano, H ^a   Umemura, A ^a   Kamiya, K ^a   Kanal, H ^a   Yamada, K ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antipituitary antibody; Autoimmunity; Lymphocytic hypophysitis; Pregnancy; Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSITIS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0031742165     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096120398678920514     Document Type: Article

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