Pituitary involvement by Wegener's granulomatosis: A report of two cases

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 519-523

  Katzman, Gregory L ^a   Langford, Carol A ^b   Sneller, Michael C ^b   Koby, Myles ^c   Patronas, Nicholas J ^a,d  

^a CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REMISSION; VASCULITIS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHOTREXATE; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; PREDNISONE; REMISSION INDUCTION; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0033360960     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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