[A case of lymphocytic hypophysitis presenting as spontaneous resolution of a pituitary mass]

Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi. 2020 Jan 1;59(1):62-65. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2020.01.011.

[Article in Chinese]

Authors

Y J Wang¹, J Du, Y Pei, K Chen, G Q Yang, X L Wang, Q H Guo, Z H Lyu, J M Ba, J T Dou, Y M Mu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Endocrinology, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.

PMID: 31887839
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2020.01.011

Abstract

淋巴细胞性垂体炎（LyH）是一种少见的自身免疫病，本文报道1例影像显示"垂体占位"并自发缓解的LyH患者，经临床观察及文献复习，有理由认为对于临床症状轻微、占位效应不明显者，随访观察或生理剂量替代治疗可能是更加个体化的治疗策略。.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Autoimmune Diseases / diagnosis*
Autoimmune Diseases / pathology
Autoimmune Hypophysitis / diagnosis*
Humans
Hypopituitarism
Inflammation / diagnosis
Inflammation / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pituitary Gland / pathology*