Pituitary and stalk lesions (Infundibulo-hypophysitis) associated with immunoglobulin G4-related systemic disease: An emerging clinical entity

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1033-1041

  Shimatsu, Akira ^a   Oki, Yutaka ^b   Fujisawa, Ichiro ^c   Sano, Toshiaki ^d  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KYOTO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Kishiwada City Hospital   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diabetes insipidus; Hypopituitarism; Immunoglobulin G4; Multifocal fibrosclerosis; Secondary hypophysitis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC PACHYMENINGITIS; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSITIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFUNDIBULO HYPOPHYSITIS; INFUNDIBULOHYPOPHYSITIS; INFUNDIBULUM; MENINGITIS; MULTIFOCAL FIBROSCLEROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; SINUSITIS; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR;

EID: 74749094729     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K09E-277     Document Type: Review

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