Lymphocytic panhypophysitis and anti-rabphilin-3A antibody with pulmonary sarcoidosis.
Yuka TakahashiHiraku KamedaAika MiyaHiroshi NomotoKyu Yong ChoAkinobu NakamuraHiroki NishimuraHirokazu KimuraMasaru SuzukiSatoshi KonnoAi ShimizuYoshihiro MatsunoMichinari OkamotoHiroaki MotegiNaoko IwataHaruki FujisawaAtsushi SuzukiYoshihisa SugimuraHideaki MiyoshiTatsuya AtsumiPublished in: Pituitary (2022)
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of anti-rabphilin 3A antibody positive lymphocytic panhypophysitis comorbid with sarcoidosis, diagnosed by both pituitary and hilar lymph node biopsy. The utility of anti-rabphilin-3A antibody for the differential diagnosis of hypophysitis like this case should be clarified with further case studies.