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Xanthogranulomatous hypophysitis: A rare presentation in a young female patient
Author(s) -
Yaghoubi Mohammad Ali,
Zabihyan Samira,
Saeidinia Amin,
Gharib Masoumeh,
Ghiyasi Moghaddam Ramin
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6337
Subject(s) - hypophysitis , medicine , etiology , presentation (obstetrics) , lesion , dermatology , pathology , hypopituitarism , radiology , pituitary gland , pediatrics , hormone
Hypophysitis is a rare inflammatory condition that may present both clinically and radiologically as a neoplastic lesion. Xanthogranulomas are rare intracranial lesions with controversial etiology. Here, we report a clinical case of histologically confirmed xanthogranulomatosis hypophysitis in a young female with type I diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism.

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