Fatal inflammatory hypophysitis

Pituitary

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-111

  McIntyre, Elizabeth A ^a   Perros, Petros ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypophysitis; Pituitary mass; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DESMOPRESSIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OPIATE; STEROID; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SKIN BIOPSY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCIES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 34147175477     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-007-0016-z     Document Type: Article

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