A case of autoimmune hypophysitis associated with Graves' disease

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 583-587

  Yamamoto, Masahiro ^a   Murakami, Yoshio ^a   Nishiki, Masateru ^a   Kato, Yuzuru ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti pituitary antibody and Graves; Autoimmune hypophysitis; Disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOPHYSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTOXICOSIS;

AGED; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHIMAZOLE; PITUITARY DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036964466     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.49.583     Document Type: Article

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