Lymphocytic adenohypophysitis. Report of a case with demonstration of spontaneous tumour regression and a review of the literature.
Lymphocytic adenohypophysitis is a rare auto-immune disease usually bearing a temporal relationship to pregnancy. We report a 37-year-old woman with this condition, who presented with bitemporal hemianopia in the postpartum period. She represents the mildest expression of the disease entity yet described, and showed spontaneous tumour regression.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
de Villiers
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Melvill
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D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000473:pathology; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed