Clinical course of pituitary function and image in IgG4-related hypophysitis

  • Anno T
  • Kawasaki F
  • Takai M
  • et al.
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Abstract

A 76-year-old man had a hypopituitarism including adrenal insufficiency, hypogonadism and hypothyroidism. Based on various findings including the swelling of the pituitary gland, increase of serum IgG4 level and abundant IgG4-positive plasma cell infiltration in immunostaining of the pituitary gland, we diagnosed this subject as IgG4-related hypophysitis. In general, a high-dose glucocorticoid treatment is effective for IgG4-related disease. His clinical symptom, laboratory data and adrenal insufficiency were almost improved without any therapy. The serum IgG4 level was decreased and pituitary size was normalized with hydrocortisone as physiological replacement. This case report provides the possibility that IgG4 level is decreased spontaneously or with physiological dose of glucocorticoid therapy.

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Anno, T., Kawasaki, F., Takai, M., Shigemoto, R., Kan, Y., Kaneto, H., … Okimoto, N. (2017). Clinical course of pituitary function and image in IgG4-related hypophysitis. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1530/edm-16-0148

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