Panhipopituitarismo y diabetes insípida secundarios a hipofisitis linfocitaria en una paciente con trisomia 12p / Panhypopituitarism and diabetes insipidus secondary to a lymphocytic hypophysitis in one patient with trisomy 12p
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
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1(1): 33-36, ene. 2008. ilus
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Lymphocytic hypophysitis (LH) is an uncommon inflammatory disease of the hypophysis. It's female to male ratio of appearance is 91. Pregnant women are more affected during the third trimester of pregnancy or postpartum. Clinical and radiological presentation can simulate a hypophyseal adenoma. We report a nonpregnant 13 years old adolescent, with a trisomy 12p, with panhypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus and a selar tumor. It was necessary to differentiate between a germinoma and a LH. The latter was confirmed with the hypophyseal biopsy.
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Main subject:
Pituitary Diseases
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Trisomy
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Diabetes Insipidus
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Hypopituitarism
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
Journal subject:
Endocrinology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro Endocrinológico Clínica Santa María/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL
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