Postpartum Pituitary Hypophysitis

The case of a young woman who developed lymphocytic hypophysitis 2 weeks after delivery of a healthy baby is reported. The patient presented with clinical features suggestive of a pituitary mass lesion, but surgery was avoided when other clinical and radiologic features were considered. The patient...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neuro-ophthalmology 2001-06, Vol.21 (2), p.106-108
Hauptverfasser:	Tubridy, Neil, Molloy, Jane, Saunders, Dawn, Belli, Anthony, Powell, Michael, Plant, Gordon T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Dexamethasone - therapeutic use Diagnosis, Differential Encephalitis - diagnosis Encephalitis - drug therapy Endocrinopathies Female Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Hypothalamus. Hypophysis. Epiphysis (diseases) Lymphocytes - pathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms Pituitary Diseases - diagnosis Pituitary Diseases - drug therapy Pituitary Gland - drug effects Pituitary Gland - pathology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications - diagnosis Pregnancy Complications - drug therapy Visual Acuity
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