Lymphocytic hypophysitis successfully treated with azathioprine: First case report

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1581-1583

  Lecube, A ^a   Francisco, G ^a   Rodriguez D ^a   Ortega, A ^a   Codina, A ^a   Hernandez C ^a   Simo R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DESMOPRESSIN ACETATE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; GADOLINIUM; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSITIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFUNDIBULUM; LYMPHOCYTIC HYPOPHYSITIS; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AZATHIOPRINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242693859     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.11.1581     Document Type: Article

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