| Lymphocytic hypophysitis and pulmonary sarcoidosis. Report of a case. | |
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PMID: 2014777 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Lymphocytic hypophysitis is one of the causes of hypopituitarism in the postpartum period. Some of these patients have been reported to have other organ-specific autoimmune diseases, and the disease is considered to be autoimmune in nature. The authors describe a unique case of lymphocytic hypophysitis in a young woman. She had hemianopia that developed three days after delivery. Computed tomography scans revealed an intrasellar mass lesion. Secretions of adrenocorticotropic hormone and growth hormone were decreased. Although no organ-specific autoantibodies were detected in her serum, OKT4-positive helper T lymphocytes were increased in peripheral blood. Pituitary biopsy at craniotomy showed typical features of lymphocytic hypophysitis. Pulmonary and eye sarcoidosis developed 11 months after the delivery. This is, to the authors' knowledge, the first case of lymphocytic hypophysitis associated with sarcoidosis in other organs. |
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Authors:
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H Hayashi; K Yamada; T Kuroki; M Katayama; M Shigemori; S Kuramoto; K Nonaka |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of clinical pathology Volume: 95 ISSN: 0002-9173 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Clin. Pathol. Publication Date: 1991 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-05-10 Completed Date: 1991-05-10 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370470 Medline TA: Am J Clin Pathol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 506-11 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. |
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Adult Eye Diseases / complications, pathology Female Humans Hypopituitarism / etiology, pathology Lung Diseases / complications*, pathology Pituitary Diseases / complications*, pathology Pituitary Gland / pathology, radiography Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications / etiology, pathology Sarcoidosis / complications*, pathology T-Lymphocytes / pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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