Albright's syndrome with acromegaly and Hashimoto's thyroiditis: report of a case.
The case of a 35-year-old woman with Albright's syndrome, acromegaly and Hashimoto's thyroiditis is presented. She had noted deformity of the left mandible and chest from childhood. She developed persistent galactorrhea and amenorrhea after the delivery of her second child. X ray of the skull, and a head CT, revealed a pituitary tumor and fibrous dysplasia of the left mandible, sphenoid, zygomatic bone and pteryoid plate. Serum GH and PRL levels were markedly elevated. She received recontouring surgery of the left mandible, and a pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of fibrous dysplasia. Chest X ray also showed fibrous dysplastic change of the left 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th ribs and left clavicle. Because of poor response to bromocriptine, she received a craniotomy to remove the pituitary macroadenoma. Pathological examination of the tumor revealed an acidophilic tumor. Postoperative radiotherapy was given for residual active tumor. She developed adrenal crisis two months after radiotherapy when she discontinued replacement therapy. The diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis was arrived at by palpation of the goiter, elevated thyroid antibodies, ultrasound pictures of the thyroid, fine needle aspiration cytology and hypothyroidism. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Albright's syndrome with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. The hypothesis of autoimmune disease is proposed to explain the hypofunction of the endocrine glands associated with Albright's syndrome.
Huang
T S
TS
Department of Medicine, Medical College of National Taiwan University, Taipei, R.O.C.
Chang
C C
CC
Huang
J S
JS
Hsieh
H C
HC
Chen
F W
FW
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000209:etiology*