Colangitis esclerosante primaria en paciente con panhipopituitarismo autoinmune: presentación de 1 caso / Primary sclerosing cholangitis in a patient with autoimmune panhypopituitarism: a case report

RESUMEN

Se presentó un paciente con diagnóstico de un panhipopituitarismo autoinmune (diabetes insípida vasopresinsensible, hiperprolactinemia, hipotiroidismo, hipogonadismo secundario e insuficiencia corticosuprarrenal) establecido hace 3 años, que a finales del año 2005 comenzó a presentar dolor intenso en epigastrio e hipocondrio derecho, acompañado de vómitos con restos de alimentos, fiebre elevada con escalofríos, seguido de coluria, acolia e íctero verdínico, hepatomegalia, elevación importante de la bilirrubina, la fosfatasa alcalina leucocitaria y la gamma glutamil transpectidasa, leucocitosis, que requirió tratamiento con antibióticos por vía endovenosa y simuló, al inicio, los diagnósticos de litiasis coledociana, tumor de cabeza de páncreas y hepatitis colangiolítica por fármacos. Estos episodios se fueron repitiendo cada vez con más frecuencia, hasta llegarse al diagnóstico de colangitis esclerosante primaria por colangiopancreatografía retrógrada endoscópica y biopsia hepática. Se revisó la literatura, pero no se encontraron reportes de la asociación de colangitis esclerosante primaria con panhipopituitarismo autoinmune.

ABSTRACT

A case of a patient with diagnosis of autoimmune panhypopituitarism (vasopressinsensitivity diabetes insipidus, hyperprolactinemia, hypothyroidism, secondary hypogonadism and corticosuprarenal insufficiency) established 3 years ago, was reported. At the end of 2005, he began to present an acute pain in the epigastrium and right hypochondrium, accompanied with vomiting with food residual, high fever with chills, followed of choluria, acholia and greenish icterus, hepatomegaly, marked elevation of bilirubin, leukocyte alkaline phosphatase and gamma glutamil transpeptidase, leukocytosis, that required treatment with antibiotics by endovenous route and mimmicked, at the beginning, the diagnoses of choledocian lithiasis, pancreatic head tumor, and cholangiolitic hepatitis caused by drugs. These episodes were frequently repeated until the diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis was made by retrograde endoscopic cholangiopancreatography and liver biopsy. Literature was reviewed, but no reports of association of primary sclerosing cholangitis with autoimmune panhypopituitarism were found.