Autoimmune hypophysitis: a study of natural course
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Autoimmune hypophysitis: a study of natural course
Autoimmune hypophysitis is a rare autoimmune endocrinopathy. It is possible that the prevalence of autoimmune hypophysitis is underestimated. 1,2 The reported incidence of autoimmune hypophysitis is one in nine million. 3 A recent study reported an estimated incidence of autoimmune hypophysitis in India as 2.4 per ten million population. 4 Increasing recognition of the disease is contributing f...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2320-6071
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20161461