Autoimmune hypophysitis: an underdiagnosed disease
- VernacularTitle:自身免疫性垂体炎:一种易被漏诊的疾病
- Author:
Changyu PAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Autoimmune hypophysitis;
Antipituitary antibodies;
Underdiagnosed diseases
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2008;24(5):473-475
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Despite autoimmune hypophysitis remains relatively rare, it still poses a significant problem.Currently, about a half of the hypophysitis patients are misdiagnosed as pituitary adenoma and undergo unnecessary surgery. It is increasingly being recognized the identification of the real pituitary autoantigens and development of serologic tests in the differential diagnosis of pituitary masses before surgery. It is necessary to establish disease registration for patients with autoimmnune hypophysitis and get enough well-characterized cases for both basic and clinical studies fostering innovation in the field.
