A rare autoimmune disease that occurs when the pituitary gland is infiltrated with lymphocytes and plasma cells, leading to impaired hormonal secretion
Patients present with varying d...
Initial presentation is most often related to pituitary enlargement and includes the following:
Headache
Cranial nerve palsies
Visual field changes, often with bitemporal he...
Spontaneous remission can occur (4)[C].
With acute presentation, the immediate concern is to treat the underlying hypopituitarism, decrease mass effect to preserve vision, reduce inflammatio...
61701006 Lymphocytic hypopituitarism
237707009 Lymphocytic hypophysitis of pregnancy (disorder)
Suspect lymphocytic hypophysitis in patients presenting with headache and visual field impairments during or soon after pregnancy.
Lymphocytic hypophysitis is characterized by the prese...
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