Postpartum granulomatous hypophysitis with sphenoid sinus involvement: A case study

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 264-269

  Demetri, Charalambos ^a   Shoukri, Kamal C ^a   Taylor, Sherry L ^a   Silva, J Enrique ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTION TEST; GRANULOMATOUS HYPOPHYSITIS; HEADACHE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSITIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENINGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PUERPERIUM; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; SPHENOID SINUS; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; GRANULOMA; HYPOPITUITARISM; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 77953921421     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP09343.CR     Document Type: Article

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