hypophysitis

Hypophysitis, being a fairly newly discovered disease, there are four categories of symptoms and sign.

Indeed, autoimmune hypophysitis occurs more commonly during and shortly after pregnancy than at any other time.

The prognosis for hypophysitis was variable for each individual.

Hypophysitis is rare and not fully understood.

It follows that a subset of thyroid patients may have a disease related to autoimmune hypophysitis.

Hypophysitis refers to an inflammation of the pituitary gland.

Mainly, the diagnosis of hypophysitis is through exclusion - patients often undergo surgery because they are suspected of having a pituitary adenoma.

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.

Nevertheless, autoimmune hypophysitis is frequently referred to as a rare disease and the most recent estimates as to its prevalence give it a value of around 5 per million.

Autoimmune hypophysitis or Lymphocytic hypophysitis is defined as inflammation of the pituitary gland due to autoimmunity.

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

Steroids have been used to suppress the inflammation of hypophysitis, but there is no convincing evidence of its effectiveness. [ Top of Page ] M Meningioma A (usually) benign tumour of the meninges, the membranes which surround the brain and spinal cord.

Additional clinically significant irAEs included pneumonitis, colitis, hypophysitis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, nephritis, and hepatitis.