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Pituitary hypophysitis in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA): a case series.

Majid Alameri, Abdulla Alnuaimi, Niamh M Martin, Karim Meeran, Anastasia Gontsarova, Tara D Barwick, Spencer Ellis, Stephen McAdoo, James Tomlinson, Florian Wernig

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Article in Pituitary, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Majid AlameriDepartment of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Abdulla AlnuaimiDepartment of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Niamh M MartinDepartment of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Karim MeeranDepartment of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Anastasia GontsarovaDepartment of Radiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Tara D BarwickDepartment of Radiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Spencer EllisDepartment of Rheumatology, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, UK.
Stephen McAdooDepartment of Renal Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
James TomlinsonDepartment of Renal Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Florian WernigDepartment of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK. f.wernig@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5914-9318
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · GBEast and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) rarely involves the pituitary gland. Pituitary involvement has been reported in ~ 1% of all cases of GPA. Most commonly, pituitary swelling and inflammation results in symptoms due to pituitary mass effect and arginine vasopressin deficiency. To date, there are no pituitary-specific treatment guidelines for this rare condition. We present three patients with GPA-related hypophysitis highlighting the spectrum of pituitary involvement. All three patients were successfully treated with immunosuppressive regimens that included rituximab (RTX). Following remission induction with high-dose glucocorticoids, patients received 6 monthly RTX for remission maintenance. RTX was well tolerated without significant side effects.

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Granulomatosis with PolyangiitisHypophysitisPituitary DiseasesHumansPituitary GlandRemission InductionRetrospective StudiesRituximabTreatment OutcomeRituximabANCA-associated vasculitisGranulomatosis with polyangiitisHypophysitisRituximab

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PMID38296897
PMCPMC11009729
OpenAlexW4391380649

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