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ReviewBMC endocrine disorders2024

Arginine vasopressin deficiency onset after COVID-19 vaccination with positive anti-rabphilin-3A antibodies: a case report and literature review.

Hiroki Takizawa, Hiromasa Goto, Toyoyoshi Uchida, Shuhei Aoyama, Haruki Fujisawa, Naoko Iwata, Atsushi Suzuki, Yoshihisa Sugimura, Hirotaka Watada

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Review in BMC endocrine disorders, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A pediatric case of central diabetes insipidus and hypopituitarism after COVID-19 suspected with lymphocytic hypophysitis with positive anti-rabphilin-3A antibodies.Clinical pediatric endocrinology : case reports and clinical investigations : official journal of the Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology · 2026
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Hiroki TakizawaDepartment of Metabolism & Endocrinology, Juntendo University Graduate School, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Hiromasa GotoDepartment of Metabolism & Endocrinology, Juntendo University Graduate School, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan. gokky@juntendo.ac.jp.
Toyoyoshi UchidaDepartment of Metabolism & Endocrinology, Juntendo University Graduate School, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Shuhei AoyamaDepartment of Metabolism & Endocrinology, Juntendo University Graduate School, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Haruki FujisawaDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, 470-1192, Aichi, Japan.
Naoko IwataDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Daido Hospital, Nagoya, 451-85111, Japan.
Atsushi SuzukiDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, 470-1192, Aichi, Japan.
Yoshihisa SugimuraDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, 470-1192, Aichi, Japan.
Hirotaka WatadaDepartment of Metabolism & Endocrinology, Juntendo University Graduate School, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundArginine vasopressin deficiency (AVP-D) can occur due to various conditions, so clarifying its cause is important for deciding treatment strategy. Although several cases of AVP-D following coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) infection or COVID-19 vaccination have been reported, the diagnosis of the underlying disease has not been reported in most cases. CASE PRESENTATION: A 75-year-old woman who presented with polydipsia and polyuria 9 weeks after contracting COVID-19 and 5 weeks after receiving the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, leading to the final diagnosis of AVP-D 8 months after the first appearance of symptoms. Interestingly, pituitary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) still revealed stalk enlargement frequently observed in patients with SARS-CoV-2 vaccination-induced AVP-D. Although this finding could not rule out any malignancies, we additionally measured anti-rabphilin-3A antibodies, a known marker for lymphocytic infundibulo-neurohypophysitis (LINH), and found that the results were positive, strongly suggesting LINH as the cause of this disease. Thus, we avoided pituitary biopsy. At the follow-up MRI conducted 12 months after the initial consultation, enlargement of the pituitary stalk was still observed.

conclusionWe experienced a case with LINH probably induced by SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. In SARS-CoV-2 vaccination-related LINH, unlike typical LINH, there is a possibility of persistent pituitary stalk enlargement on MRI images for an extended period, posing challenges in differential diagnosis from other conditions. Pituitary stalk enlargement and positive anti-rabphilin-3A antibodies may help in the diagnosis of AVP-D induced by SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAgedArginine VasopressinAutoantibodiesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingSARS-CoV-2VaccinationAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingArginine VasopressinAutoantibodiesCOVID-19 VaccinesAnti-rabphilin-3A antibodiesArginine vasopressin deficiencyLymphocytic infundibulo-neurohypophysitisSARS-CoV-2 vaccine

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