A case of idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis

Nilufer Ozdemir Kutbay, Mustafa Berker, Figen Soylemezoglu, Hatice Ozisik, Banu Sarer Yurekli

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Dear Sir, Hypophysitis is a rare disease of the pituitary gland whose incidence is 1 case per 9 million people per year. Hypophysitis, which can be categorized as primary (idiopathic) hypophysitis and secondary hypophysitis, may develop through systemic inflammatory disorders such as tuberculosis, Wegener’s granulomatosis and sarcoidosis. Based on histologic features …