Rodriguez-Asuncion Katrina, Crisostomo Thelma
Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Makati Medical Center, Philippines.
J ASEAN Fed Endocr Soc. 2019;34(2):210-214. doi: 10.15605/jafes.034.02.13. Epub 2019 Nov 9.
Granulomatous hypophysitis is an extremely rare condition, with no established definitive treatment. An elderly Asian woman was diagnosed to have recurrent granulomatous hypophysitis 5 years after transsphenoidal surgery. No other intervention was done post-operatively. Since another surgery was not advisable due to the high probability of recurrence, she was started on a trial of oral glucocorticoids. After 3 months of steroid therapy, complete resolution of symptoms and sellar mass were achieved.
肉芽肿性垂体炎是一种极其罕见的疾病，尚无确定的治疗方法。一名老年亚洲女性在经蝶窦手术后5年被诊断为复发性肉芽肿性垂体炎。术后未进行其他干预。由于复发概率高，不建议再次手术，因此开始对她进行口服糖皮质激素试验性治疗。经过3个月的类固醇治疗，症状和蝶鞍肿块完全消退。
