Treatment of lymphocytic hypophysitis by high-dose methylprednisolone pulse therapy

Internal Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 168-173

  Yamagami, Keiko ^a   Yoshioka, Katsunobu ^a   Sakai, Haruna ^a   Fukumoto, Mariko ^a   Yamakita, Tetsuya ^a   Hosoi, Masayuki ^a   Ishii, Tomofusa ^a   Sato, Toshihiko ^a   Tanaka, Shiro ^a   Fujii, Satoru ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

High dose methylprednisolone pulse therapy; Lymphocytic hypophysitis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pituitary mass; Visual disturbance

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GADOLINIUM; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; PROTIRELIN; STEROID; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOPHYSITIS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROVOCATION TEST; PUERPERIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0037300231     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.42.168     Document Type: Article

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