Endocrinology Research and Practice
Original Article

Relationship between Empty Sella Syndrome and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

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Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism, İstanbul, Turkey

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Namık Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tekirdağ, Turkey

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Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Radiology Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey

Endocrinol Res Pract 2016; 20: 78-82
DOI: 10.4274/tjem.3558
Read: 1823 Downloads: 515 Published: 01 September 2016

ABSTRACT

Purpose: It is not clear if Hashimoto’s thyroiditis leads to Empty sella syndrome. In the present study, we aimed to investigate if Hashimoto’s thyroiditis was associated with Empty sella syndrome, and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis was a secondary cause od some cases of primary Empty sella syndrome.
Material and Method: Eighty-one patients who were diagnosed with primary Empty sella syndrome were included in the study. All patients underwent thyroid ultrasonography and biochemical tests for thyroid-stimulating hormone, free triiodothyronine, free thyroxine, anti thyroid peroxidase, anti thyroglobulin, follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, 17 β estradiol, growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor 1, adrenocorticotropic hormone and total testosterone for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and pituitary hormone deficiency.
Results: Out of 81 patients, thyroid disease was diagnosed in 34 (42%) patients; 18 of them had Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (22.2%) and 16 (19.8%) had central hypothyroidism. Among Hashimoto’s thyroiditis patients, 11 (13.6%) had hypothyroidism and 7 (8.6%) were euthyroid.
Discussion: In conclusion, it is possible that some cases of primary Empty sella syndrome are caused by Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. It is recommended that the presence of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis should be investigated in patients with primary Empty sella syndrome. Further studies investigating anti-pituitary antibody in patients with primary Empty sella syndrome, are needed to further declare this relationship.

 

 

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