Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome associated hypopituitarism and hypogonadism. Findings on MRI suggestive of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome include hypopituitarism and hypogonadism. MRI is the imaging procedure of choice in the diagnosis of hypopituitarism. It is preferred over the CT scan as optic chiasm, pituitary stalk, and cavernous sinuses can be seen in MRI. An MRI lesion needs to be related to clinical and lab findings. The absence of an MRI lesion mostly indicates a non-organic etiology. Autoantibodies against pituitary gland results in hemorrhage into the pituitary gland which presents as a high-intensity signal on both T1- and T2-weighted images.
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome MRI
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome CT
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome physical examination
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome echocardiography or ultrasound
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