Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hypophysitis is a rare entity, more common in women in pregnancy and the postpartum period and can cause various symptoms such as headache, hypopituitarism and visual disturbances. Stalk thickening and homogeneous enhancement of the gland are the characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. The diagnosis is based on the clinical picture and on follow up MRIs. Usually involves the anterior pituitary alone, whereas isolated-posterior-pituitary-involvem...