title: Central diabetes insipidus with Behçet's disease.
abstract: We encountered a case of Behçet's disease complicated with central diabetes insipidus. A hypothalamopituitary dysfunction is rare in Behçet's disease; only three cases of this association have been reported in the literature. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed a dilatation of the left Sylvian vein and thickening of the pituitary stalk, which suggested intracranial vasculitic processes and lymphocytic infundibuloneurohypophysitis. The possible relationship of this disease combination is discussed as a form of autoimmune disease.
authors.affiliation: Kobayashi Memorial Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jin-No
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin-No
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male