Decker, Lauren, Angela M Crawford, Gamaliel Lorenzo, Martina Stippler, Konstantin N Konstantinov, and Karen SantaCruz. 2016. “IgG4-Related Hypophysitis: Case Report and Literature Review.”. Cureus 8 (12): e907.
Abstract
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.
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