Central diabetes insipidus with Behçet's disease.
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.
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Kobayashi Memorial Hospital.
Fujii
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T
Jin-No
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Kamiya
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Y
Okada
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M
Kawaguchi
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D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male