Endocrine Abstracts

Infundibulo-neurohypophysitis is an inflammation of the pituitary stalk and posterior gland. It is an autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of the pituitary gland. It occurs mainly at the end of pregnancy or in the postpartum period, and is related to autoimmune diseases, including autoimmune thyroiditis. But it is rarely related to Gougerot-Sjogren syndrome, which is an autoimmune connective tissue disease with lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine g...