Lymphocytic hypophysitis: a rare cause of hypoglycaemia in a man with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Lymphocytic hypophysitis is a primary inflammatory disorder of the pituitary gland, which may cause panhypopituitarism. The majority of cases occur in women during the peripartum period and it is rare in men. We present a case, initially presenting with recurrent hypoglycaemic episodes, in a man with previously well-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3050, Australia.
Chrysostomou
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Tress
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Ebeling
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D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome