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Is lymphocytic hypophysitis truly as rare as it appears on the internet or is it just rarely reported? do most endocrinologists have patients with lymphocytic hypophysitis?
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Rarely diagnosed: Cadaver studied showed less than 1/25 or so, but this was in a fairly specific geographic group. I'm not an endocrinologist, but if that's remotely close to the prevalence, i'll say most endos probably have one.
Answered 8/13/2013
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Rare: Clinically apparent lymphocytic hypophysitis is truly rare. I have only seen a few cases in my 30 years of practice. It is possible that it can occur on a subclinical basis causing few symptoms, and appearing as an enlarged pituitary on mri. However, unless you have loss of pituitary function, it would be very difficult to confirm the diagnosis.
Answered 8/13/2013
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