IgG4-Related Hypophysitis: Case Report and Literature Review
| Autor: | Karen S. SantaCruz, Konstantin N. Konstantinov, Martina Stippler, Angela M. Crawford, Lauren Decker, Gamaliel Lorenzo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Hypophysitis IgG4-Related Hypophysitis Neurosurgery 030209 endocrinology & metabolism plasmacytic hypophysitis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Rheumatology parasitic diseases Biopsy Pathology medicine lymphocytic hypophysitis igg4 related disease medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Pituitary tumors General Engineering medicine.disease Dermatology Pediatric patient 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Diabetes insipidus Tissue diagnosis IgG4-related disease business |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.907 |
| Popis: | IgG4-related hypophysitis is a rare, inflammatory process of the pituitary that mimics more commonly seen pituitary tumors. We report a case of IgG4-related hypophysitis in a 16-year-old female with diabetes insipidus who was found to have IgG4-related hypophysitis based on tissue diagnosis. This entity has not been previously described in a pediatric patient. Recognition of certain inflammatory processes of the pituitary may lead to alternative means of diagnosis and medical management without a biopsy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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