Diabetes Insipidus as a Complication of Wegener's Granulomatosis and Its Treatment with Biologic Agents

المؤلفون المشاركون

Cunnington, Joanna Rosalind
Jois, Ramesh
Zammit, Ivan
Scott, David
Isaacs, John

المصدر

International Journal of Rheumatology

العدد

المجلد 2009، العدد 2009 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2009)، ص ص. 1-4، 4ص.

الناشر

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

تاريخ النشر

2009-07-26

دولة النشر

مصر

عدد الصفحات

4

التخصصات الرئيسية

الطب البشري

الملخص EN

Wegener's granulomatosis of the pituitary gland resulting in diabetes insipidus is a rare complication of the disease.

Standard treatment for Wegener's granulomatosis involves a combination of prednisolone and cylophosphamide, however biologic agents are now being used in refractory cases.

We report three cases of patients with diabetes insipidus as a complication of Wegener's granulomatosis who were treated with biologic agents.

All three cases showed clinical response to treatment with biologic agents including rituximab and alemtuzumab and two cases demonstrated improvement in pituitary gland abnormalities by MRI.

Clinicians should be aware that diabetes insipidus can present as a complication of Wegener's granulomatosis and that biologic therapies may be effective in refractory cases.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Cunnington, Joanna Rosalind& Jois, Ramesh& Zammit, Ivan& Scott, David& Isaacs, John. 2009. Diabetes Insipidus as a Complication of Wegener's Granulomatosis and Its Treatment with Biologic Agents. International Journal of Rheumatology،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-4.
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نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Cunnington, Joanna Rosalind…[et al.]. Diabetes Insipidus as a Complication of Wegener's Granulomatosis and Its Treatment with Biologic Agents. International Journal of Rheumatology No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-4.
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نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Cunnington, Joanna Rosalind& Jois, Ramesh& Zammit, Ivan& Scott, David& Isaacs, John. Diabetes Insipidus as a Complication of Wegener's Granulomatosis and Its Treatment with Biologic Agents. International Journal of Rheumatology. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464535

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references

رقم السجل

BIM-464535