A case of lymphocytic hypophysitis with masked diabetes insipidus unveiled by glucocorticoid replacement

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 197-200

  Huang, Chun Hao ^a   Chou, Kang Ju ^a,b   Lee, Po Tsang ^a,b   Chen, Chien Liang ^a,b   Chung, Hsiao Ming ^a,b   Fang, Hua Chang ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

central diabetes insipidus (DI); glucocorticoid; hyponatremia; Lymphocytic hypophysitis

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; LEVOTHYROXINE; VASOPRESSIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSITIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYURIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; URINE; URINE OSMOLALITY;

AGED; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 11144273165     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.09.033     Document Type: Article

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