Granulomatous hypophysitis and bilateral optic neuropathy

J Neuroophthalmol. 2001 Mar;21(1):34-6. doi: 10.1097/00041327-200103000-00010.

Abstract

A 53-year-old woman with symptoms of hypopituitarism and ophthalmoplegia was diagnosed as having idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis and later developed bilateral optic neuritis. She responded well to steroid treatment. Granulomatous hypophysitis is a rare entity, and this is the first reported case associated with optic neuritis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Granuloma / diagnosis*
  • Granuloma / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Hypopituitarism / diagnosis
  • Hypopituitarism / drug therapy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Meningitis / diagnosis*
  • Meningitis / drug therapy
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Ophthalmoplegia / diagnosis
  • Ophthalmoplegia / drug therapy
  • Optic Neuritis / diagnosis*
  • Optic Neuritis / drug therapy
  • Pituitary Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Pituitary Diseases / drug therapy
  • Visual Acuity

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Methylprednisolone