November 2022 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” This clinical case report identifies xanthomatous hypophysitis in a male patient, highlighting the mismatch between clinical symptoms and MRI findings, which led to a pituitary biopsy and accurate diagnosis instead of unnecessary surgery.
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March 2005 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This report documents the first known association of alopecia areata with idiopathic primary hypophysitis, suggesting a shared autoimmune basis.
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January 2014 in “Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine” This report describes a 38-year-old female diagnosed with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome Type II after presenting with shock.
November 2022 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” This case study reports that immunotherapy with ipilimumab and nivolumab induced hypophysitis in a patient with renal cell carcinoma, emphasizing the need for careful monitoring of endocrine function in such treatments.
This study observed that the development of the pars intermedia in long-tailed macaques is closely associated with changes in skin pigmentation during pre- and postnatal periods through melanocyte-stimulating hormone and ACTH activity.