Sudden death due to lymphoplasmacytic hypophysitis

We report the case of a 37-year-old mentally retarded woman who died suddenly with premortem clinical signs of diabetes insipidus. At autopsy, her pituitary was infiltrated and destroyed by a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate, affecting the posterior pituitary more severely than the anterior pituitary. V...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology 1992-09, Vol.13 (3), p.207-210
Hauptverfasser:	Blisard, K S, Pfalzgraf, R R, Balko, M G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Death, Sudden - etiology Diabetes Insipidus - complications Female Humans Pituitary Diseases - complications Pituitary Diseases - pathology Pituitary Gland, Anterior - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the case of a 37-year-old mentally retarded woman who died suddenly with premortem clinical signs of diabetes insipidus. At autopsy, her pituitary was infiltrated and destroyed by a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate, affecting the posterior pituitary more severely than the anterior pituitary. Vitreous electrolytes showed a pattern of hypertonic dehydration, compatible with diabetes insipidus.
ISSN:	0195-7910
DOI:	10.1097/00000433-199209000-00007