All issues > Volume 33(10); 1990

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1990;33(10):1454-1460. Published online October 31, 1990.

A Case of Diabetes Insipidus in a Child with Eosinophilic Granuloma of Pituitary Stalk.

Dong Hyung Kim¹, Eun Kyung Won¹, Jung Sik Min¹, Chang Hee Choi¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Seoul Adventist Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Received: May 14, 1990;  Accepted: July 12, 1990.

Abstract

A 12 year old girl suffering visual disturbance for 4 months, and polydipsia and polyuria for last 20 days revealed an ovoid homogeneous mass on enhanced sella turcica coronal CT scan and result of water deprivation test was compatible with that of diabetes insipidus. Subtotoal rescetion of the brownish soft mass (0.5 x 0.7 cm) of pituitary stalk was performed neurosurgically, and histologically the mass disclosed to b an eosinophilic granuloma. Visual power was improved by resection and symtomes of diabetes insipidus diminished by radioth- erpy (800 rad) and intranasal DDAVP.

Keywords :Eosinophilic granuloma, Diabetes insipidus, Pituitary stalk