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ea0063p710 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology 2 | ECE2019

Lymphocytic hypophysitis with disturbance of both anterior and posterior pituitary function preceded by headache, diagnosed as meningitis

Hishida Ai , Ebashi Chihiro , Ikeda Tatsuya , Yano Hiroko , Sawada Tsutomu , Fukuda Maki , Hata Yasuhiro , Sugano Hisashi

Introduction: Lymphocytic hypophysitis (LH) is a heterogeneous inflammatory condition in the pituitary gland, which may cause hormonal deficiency. However, some patients with LH initially present with headache.Case: A 63-year-old woman complained of a severe headache for 1 month. Examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed increased lymphocyte counts, indicating meningitis. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an expanding sell...

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ea0056p12 | Adrenal cortex (to include Cushing's) | ECE2018

A rare case of Cushing’s syndrome due to adrenal adenoma complicated by familial adenomatous polyposis

Ebashi Chihiro , Ono Noritaka , Hata Yasuhiro , Harada Hiroshi , Yamada Takayoshi , Sugano Hisashi

Introduction: Adrenal adenoma is one of the extraintestinal lesions associated with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Only four cases of Cushings syndrome due to adrenal adenoma complicated by FAP, including ours, have been reported to date.Case report: A 37-year-old woman presented with pretibial edema and hirsutism. She was diagnosed with FAP at 8 years old. She had undergone resection of craniopharyngioma at 10 years old and repeated removal...

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Lymphocytic hypophysitis with disturbance of both anterior and posterior pituitary function preceded by headache, diagnosed as meningitis

A rare case of Cushing’s syndrome due to adrenal adenoma complicated by familial adenomatous polyposis

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