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Lymphocytic hypophysitis: a rare cause of hypoglycaemia in a man with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Lee P.,
Chrysostomou A.,
Tress B.,
Ebeling P. R.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2005.00805.x
Subject(s) - hypophysitis , medicine , hypopituitarism , type 1 diabetes , type 2 diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , diabetes mellitus , pituitary gland , endocrinology , hormone
Lymphocytic hypophysitis is a primary inflammatory disorder of the pituitary gland, which may cause panhypopituitarism. The majority of cases occur in women during the peripartum period and it is rare in men. We present a case, initially presenting with recurrent hypoglycaemic episodes, in a man with previously well‐controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus. (Intern Med J 2005; 35: 254–257)