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ea0070aep618 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | ECE2020

Efficacy, safety and pitfalls of glucocorticoid therapy for patients with autoimmune hypophysitis

Tatsushima Keita , Takeshita Akira , Fukuhara Noriaki , Yamaguchi-Okada Mitsuo , Fukuhara Hirokazu , Nishioka Hiroshi , Takeuchi Yasuhiro

Background and aim: Autoimmune hypophysitis (AH) is a rare immune-mediated inflammatory disease. Glucocorticoid therapy represents a therapeutic choice for AH patients with symptoms from mass effect, such as headache and optic nerve compression. However, effective methods and adverse events of glucocorticoid therapy are unclear. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of glucocorticoid therapy in AH patients.Patients and Methods: The subjects were a...