Pseudotumoral Lymphocytic Hypophysitis Successfully Treated by Corticosteroid Alone: First Case Report
1994
We report the first case of pseudotumoral lymphocytic hypophysitis successfully treated by corticosteroids without surgery. A 27-year-old woman had been monitored for chronic headache 13 months after giving birth, associated with amenorrhea and galactorrhea. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed a markedly enlarged pituitary gland with a suprasellar extension; the only biochemical abnormality was a mild hyperprolactinemia. Because of a putative diagnosis of prolactinoma, bromocriptine was prescribed at a dose of 5 mg daily, soon followed by the transitory appearance of menstruation. Two years later, panhypopituitarism was present and was revealed by acute adrenal insufficiency
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