Structural and functional involvement of pituitary gland in Wegener's granulomatosis.
A case of involvement of the pituitary gland in Wegener's granulomatosis in a patient with diabetes inspidus and hyperprolactinemia is presented. Initial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed loss of normal high signal in the posterior pituitary on T1-weighted images (T1WI) while the anterior pituitary was enlarged showing a central low signal intensity area on T1WI and high signal intensity on T2WI. Repeated MRI after treatment showed almost complete radiological resolution of these abnormalities along with clinical improvement.
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Barlas
Hamdy H
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Hassan
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Al Badr
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*