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Rapidly evolving hypopituitarism in a boy with multiple autoimmune disorders
Author(s) -
Jevalikar Ganesh,
Wong Sze Choong,
Zacharin Margaret
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/jpc.12169
Subject(s) - medicine , hypopituitarism , diabetes insipidus , pediatrics , hypophysitis , type 1 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , magnetic resonance imaging , autoimmune diabetes , endocrinology , pituitary gland , hormone , radiology
A 10‐year‐old boy with acute onset cranial diabetes insipidus and multiple autoimmune disorders had evolving panhypopituitarism, thought to be due to autoimmune hypophysitis. Over 18 months, a dramatic clinical course with progressive hypopituitarism and development of type 1 diabetes mellitus was evident. Serial brain imaging showed changes suggestive of germinoma.