ea0037ep717 | Pituitary: clinical | ECE2015
Yamashita Kaoru
, Niiyama Michita
, Seki Yasufumi
, Watanabe Daisuke
, Isozaki Osamu
, Amano Kosaku
, Komori Takashi
, Okada Yoshikazu
, Eishi Yoshinobu
, Ichihara Atsuhiro
Introduction: Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disorder usually affects multiple organs. Approximately 10% of sarcoidosis occurs as isolated neurosarcoidosis in CNS and <10% of neurosarcoidosis develops in a restricted hypothalamic–pituitary area. Recent study has identified Propionibacterium acnes in lungs and lymph nodes of many patients with sarcoidosis using a MAB specific for this bacterium (PAB), providing strong evidence for P. acne as ...