Lymphocytic hypophysitis: Report of two biopsy-proven cases and one suspected case with pituitary autoantibodies

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-162

  Bensing, Sophie ^a   Hulting, A L ^a   Hoog A ^a   Ericson, K ^a   Kampe O ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Empty sella; Hypopituitarism; Lymphocytic hypophysitis; Pituitary autoantibodies

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; SECRETOGRANIN II; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DNA LIBRARY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSITIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTIC HYPOPHYSITIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

EID: 34247249292     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347415     Document Type: Article

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