Neuroendocrinological aspects of histiocytosis X of the central nervous system

Surg Neurol. 1980 Sep;14(3):237-9.

Abstract

Detailed neuroendocrine studies were carried out in a patient with histiocytosis X involving the hypothalamus. She presented with amenorrhea, galactorrhea, and diabetes insipidus. The diagnosis was established through needle biopsy with the aid of a computerized tomography (CT) scanner. The basic pathology and clinical features of the disease are outlined, with particular emphasis on the endocrine abnormalities seen in isolated hypothalamic histiocytosis X.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Growth Hormone / metabolism
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Hypothalamic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Hypothalamic Diseases / metabolism*
  • Levodopa / pharmacology
  • Prolactin / blood
  • Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / pharmacology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Levodopa
  • Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Prolactin
  • Growth Hormone