Hypophysitis
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Hypophysitis. Lymphocytic, Granulomatous, Xanthomatous, IgG4 antibody-related. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Pathological types
- Lymphocytic
- Granulomatous
- Xanthomatous
- IgG4 antibody-related
Drug-induced
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Risk factors
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Endocrine features
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Headache features
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Other features
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Lymphocytic hypophysitis
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References
- Levy A. Pituitary disease: presentation, diagnosis, and management. JNNP 2004; 75(Suppl III):iii47-iii52.
- Bellastella A, Bizzarro A, Coronella C, Bellastella G, Sinisi AA, De Bellis A. Lymphocytic hypophysitis: a rare or underestimated disease? Eur J Endocrinol 2003; 149:363-376.
- Motte J, Kreitschmann-Andermahr I, Fisse AL, et al. Trigemino-autonomic headache and Horner syndrome as a first sign of granulomatous hypophysitis. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2017; 4:e332.
- Hunn BH, Martin WG, Simpson S Jr, Mclean CA. Idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis: a systematic review of 82 cases in the literature. Pituitary 2014; 17:357-365.
- Hanna B, Li YM, Beutler T, Goyal P, Hall WA. Xanthomatous hypophysitis. J Clin Neurosci 2015; 22:1091-1097.
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