Abstract

PAZ-IBARRA, José Luis; GARCIA RUIZ, Víctor Raúl  and  SALAS RODRIGUEZ, Karla Carolina. Autoimmune polyuria - polydipsia syndrome in the postpartum period in a 27-year-old woman. Rev. peru. ginecol. obstet. [online]. 2021, vol.67, n.2, 00016. ISSN 2304-5132.  http://dx.doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v67i2331.

Autoimmune hypophysitis is a condition characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of the pituitary resulting in deficiency of one or more hormones of both the adenohypophysis and the neurohypophysis. For diagnosis, a high index of suspicion is necessary, even more so considering the temporal relationship with pregnancy or childbirth. Clinical and imaging features are suggestive of the diagnosis. Although the definitive diagnosis is by biopsy, this is not usually performed because of the potential adverse effects of the procedure. We present a case describing the form of manifestation of the disease and the typical imaging features on magnetic resonance imaging.

Keywords : Polyuria; Polydipsia; Diabetes Insipidus; Autoimmune hypophysitis; Postpartum period.

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