Structural and Functional Involvement of Pituitary Gland in Wegener’s Granulomatosis

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作者：
N. B. Barlas
Hamdy H. Hassan
F. B. Al Badr
A. Bilal
机构：
[1] Northumbria HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust,Department of Radiology Wansbeck General Hospital, King Khalid University Hospital
[2] King Saud University,Department of Radiology King Khalid University Hospital
[3] Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre,Department of Radiology
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Clinical Neuroradiology | 2011年 / 21卷
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Wegener’s granulomatosis; Pituitary gland; Diabetes inspidus;
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A case of involvement of the pituitary gland in Wegener’s granulomatosis in a patient with diabetes inspidus and hyperprolactinemia is presented. Initial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed loss of normal high signal in the posterior pituitary on T1-weighted images (T1WI) while the anterior pituitary was enlarged showing a central low signal intensity area on T1WI and high signal intensity on T2WI. Repeated MRI after treatment showed almost complete radiological resolution of these abnormalities along with clinical improvement.
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