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Hypophysitis refers to an inflammation of the pituitary gland. Hypophysitis is rare and not fully understood.

Hypophysitis is commonly known as Lymphocytic Hypophysitis because the lymphocytic infiltration was limited to the anterior pituitary.^[1]

Signs and symptoms[edit source | edit]

Hypophysits, being a fairly newly discovered disease, there are four categories of symptoms and sign. Most commonly, the initial symptoms are headaches and visual disturbances. Some symptoms are derived from the lesser functioning of the adenohypophyseal hormones. Of the adenohypophyseal hormones, the most frequently affected are: Corticotropes, Lactotropes and Gonadotropes – All which are found in the anterior pituitary. Polyuria is also a common symptom – which results in too much dilute in the urine, as well as polydipsia which means having extreme thirst. Another symptom is hyperprolactinemia, which is when there are abnormally high prolactin levels in the blood. Usually, a mass will be found located on the sella turcica and loss of hormonal function.^[2]

Diagnosis[edit source | edit]

Mainly, the diagnosis of hypophysitis is through exclusion – patients often undergo surgery because they are suspected of having a pituitary adenoma. But, the most accurate diagnosis is using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to find any mass or lesions on the Sella Turcica.^[3]

Treatment[edit source | edit]

It was shown through various testing that administration of Bromocriptine can improve field of vision defects and lower prolactin levels. They also found that when using Corticosteroids, there was a decrease in size of the gland, and relieved compression on the durra matter. These Corticosteroids were also found to have an immunosuppressive effect which helped with reducing the autoimmune reaction of the gland.^[4]

Prognosis[edit source | edit]

The prognosis for hypophysitis was variable for each individual. The depending factors for hypophysitis included the advancement of the mass on the Sella Turcica, percentage of fibrosis, and the body’s response to corticosteroids. Through the use of Corticosteroids, the vision defects tend to recover when the gland size began to decrease. The prognoses of the limited number of reported cases were usually good.^[5]

History[edit source | edit]

The first reported case was in 1962, with a 22 year old who died of adrenal insufficiency 14 months after giving birth to her second child. Her symptoms began 3 months postpartum, with lassitude (weakness/lack of energy), goiter (iodine deficiency) and amenorrhea (absence of a menstrual period). This was originally reported by Goudie and Pinkerton in Glasgow, UK. There have only been approximately just over 100 cases reported. Majority of these cases were female, and usually began noticing symptoms late into their pregnancies and in early postpartum. ^[6]

Types include:

autoimmune hypophysitis^[7]
lymphocytic hypophysitis^[8]

References[edit source | edit]

^ http://pituitaryadenomas.com/lymphoidhypophysitis.htm
^ http://pathology2.jhu.edu/hypophysitis/symptoms.cfm
^ http://pathology2.jhu.edu/hypohysitis/theprognfollowup.cfm
^ http://jcem.endojournals.org/contents/86/3/1048.full
^ http://pathology2.jhu.edu/hypophysitis/theprognfollowup.cfm
^ http://pathology2.jhu.edu/hypophysitis/histricalnotes.cfm
^ Caturegli P (June 2007). "Autoimmune hypophysitis: an underestimated disease in search of its autoantigen(s)". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 92 (6): 2038–40. doi:10.1210/jc.2007-0808. PMID 17554056.
^ Thodou E, Asa SL, Kontogeorgos G, Kovacs K, Horvath E, Ezzat S (August 1995). "Clinical case seminar: lymphocytic hypophysitis: clinicopathological findings". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 80 (8): 2302–11. doi:10.1210/jc.80.8.2302. PMID 7629223.

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