Autoimmune Hypophysitis with Late Renal Involvement: A Case Report
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Anatomic Location | Adenohypophysitis |
Neurohypophysitis | |
Panhypophysitis | |
Histological Findings | Lymphocytic |
Granulomatous | |
Xanthomatous | |
Necrotizing | |
IgG4 plasmacytic | |
Etiology | Primary |
Secondary to systemic diseases, immunomodulatory drugs or sellar involvement |
2. Patients and Methods
2.1. Hormonal Assessment
2.2. Radiological Assessment
2.3. Nephrological Assessment
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Iuliano, S.; Zagari, M.C.; Vergine, M.; Comi, A.; Andreucci, M.; Patella, G.; Giuliano, S.; La Vignera, S.; Brunetti, A.; Aversa, A.; et al. Autoimmune Hypophysitis with Late Renal Involvement: A Case Report. Endocrines 2021, 2, 160-166. https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines2020016
Iuliano S, Zagari MC, Vergine M, Comi A, Andreucci M, Patella G, Giuliano S, La Vignera S, Brunetti A, Aversa A, et al. Autoimmune Hypophysitis with Late Renal Involvement: A Case Report. Endocrines. 2021; 2(2):160-166. https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines2020016
Chicago/Turabian StyleIuliano, Stefano, Maria Carmela Zagari, Margherita Vergine, Alessandro Comi, Michele Andreucci, Gemma Patella, Stefania Giuliano, Sandro La Vignera, Antonio Brunetti, Antonio Aversa, and et al. 2021. "Autoimmune Hypophysitis with Late Renal Involvement: A Case Report" Endocrines 2, no. 2: 160-166. https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines2020016