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11393116

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-6
pubmed:abstractText
Diabetes insipidus of central origin usually results from lesions in the hypothalamic neurohypophyseal system. Lymphocytic infundibuloneurohypophysitis is an uncommon cause. Cases of lymphocytic infundibuloneurohypophysitis with thickening of the pituitary stalk and enlargement of the neurohypophysis with no hyperintense signal in the posterior pituitary have been reported. Reported cases presenting with isolated thickening of the pituitary stalk are very rare. We report three such cases, one in a nulliparous woman and the other two in men. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in these patients revealed isolated thickening of the pituitary stalk, loss of the hyperintense signal of the posterior pituitary, and an adenohypophysis of normal size. All cases had abnormal nodular infundibular enlargement. One male patient had hypogonadism; the other patients showed no sign of adenohypophyseal deficiency on stimulation test. Serial follow-up MR imaging revealed that all three patients had persistent thickening of the pituitary stalk. Diabetes insipidus was controlled by the administration of desmopressin acetate in all patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0929-6646
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
198-204
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Thickened pituitary stalk with central diabetes insipidus: report of three cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports