Autoimmune hypophysitis presenting with intracranial multi-organ involvement: three case reports and review of the literature

Table 1 Serial endocrine values of the 3 patients

Case no.	ACTH	Cortisol	TSH	FT3	FT4	LH	FSH	GH	PRL	IgG4
Case no.	(pg/ml)	(μg/ml)	(μIU/ml)	(pg/ml)	(ng/ml)	(mIU/ml)	(mIU/ml)	(ng/ml)	(ng/ml)	(mg/dl)
1	10.0→	<1.0↓	<0.01↓	3.45→	1.37→	<0.10↓	1.53→	2.96↑	15.93↑	8.0→
2	45.5→	9.3→	0.627↓	1.22↓	0.68↓	0.39↓	3.30→	0.59→	42.2↑	13.5→
3	-	<0.64↓	0.47→	1.41↓	0.60↓	0.80↓	0.40↓	-	4.80→	-

ACTH, Adrenocorticotropic hormone; TSH, Thyroid-stimulating hormone; FT3, Free tri-iodothyronine; FT4, Free thyroxine; LH, Luteinizing hormone; FSH, Follicle-stimulating hormone; GH, Growth hormone; PRL, Prolactin; IgG4, Immunoglobulin G4.
→ indicates within the normal ranges; ↓ indicates lower than normal limits; ↑ indicates higher than normal limits.
Bar means unevaluated.

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