Pituitary Gland Involvement in Granulomatosis with Polyangitis - A Case Report

Authors

  • Ayesha Azhar Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
  • Ghulam Abbas Qadri Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
  • Saira Khan Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
  • Bilal Basit Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
  • Nighat Mir Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
  • Omer Sabir Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
  • Atif Munir Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
  • Nauman Tarif Fatima Memorial College of Medicine & Dentistry

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53778/pjkd33123

Keywords:

Granulomatosis with Polyangitis, vasculitis, central diabetes insipidus, hypernatremia, polyuria, polydipsia

Abstract

Granulomatosis with Polyangitis (GPA) is a multisystem disorder presenting usually with pulmonary and renal involvement. We present here a case GPA with pituitary gland involvement with diabetes Insipidus. She was diagnosed and responded to treatment with intranansla ddAVP. We here, discuss the case and review the literature in regards to the pituitary involvement in GPA.

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Published

2021-02-08

How to Cite

Azhar, A. ., Qadri, G. A. ., Khan, S., Basit, B., Mir, N., Sabir, O. ., Munir, A. ., & Tarif, N. (2021). Pituitary Gland Involvement in Granulomatosis with Polyangitis - A Case Report. Pakistan Journal of Kidney Diseases, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.53778/pjkd33123

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2019): Pakistan Journal of Kidney Diseases

Section

Case report

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Copyright (c) 2021 Ayesha Azhar, Ghulam Abbas Qadri, Saira Khan, Bilal Basit, Nighat Mir, Omer Sabir, Atif Munir, Nauman Tarif

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