Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Lymphocytic hypophysitis is rare in children, with only <100 cases described in the medical literature, of which only a few are biopsy-proven. Usually results in hypophysis and pituitary enlargement. Arginine vasopressin deficiency and growth retardation are the most significant presenting symptoms in children with hypophysitis, different from teenagers in whom adrenal insufficiency, hypogonadism, headache, or diplopia might be the leading ma...