Lymphocytic hypophysitis in a 43-year-old woman.
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A woman with sarcoidosis and primary hypothyroidism presented with partial hypopituitarism without pituitary gland enlargement. A clinical diagnosis of lymphocytic hypophysitis was established after exclusion of other possibilities, since a definitive diagnosis can only be made after histological studies. This rare form of chronic inflammation and destruction of the anterior pituitary gland is discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Netherlands journal of medicine
دوره 53 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998