Lymphocytic Hypophysitis in a Patient with Testicular Feminization Syndrome.
- Author:
Tack Geun CHO
1
;
Jeong Taik KWON
;
Teak Kyun NAM
;
Jong Sik SUK
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. jtkwon@cau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lymphocytic hypophysitis;
Testicular feminization syndrome
- MeSH:
Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome*;
Female;
Humans;
Hypopituitarism;
Karyotype;
Male;
Peripartum Period;
Phenotype;
Pituitary Gland;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2007;41(1):50-52
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Lymphocytic hypophysitis is a rare inflammatory disease of the pituitary gland that is one of the cause of hypopituitarism. The majority of cases occur in women during the peripartum period, and it is rare in men. Testicular feminization syndrome is a genetic disorder presenting a 46XY karyotype, but a normal female phenotype. We report a case of lymphocytic hypophysitis in a 23-year-old woman with testicular feminization syndrome.
