Erschienen in:
01.10.2014
Reversible pituitary insufficiency due to bexarotene therapy in a patient with mycosis fungoides
verfasst von:
Hulusi Atmaca, Ismail Islek, Nilgün Sentürk
Erschienen in:
Pituitary
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Ausgabe 5/2014
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Excerpt
We report a case of pituitary insufficiency in a patient with mycosis fungoides treated with bexaroten (Targretin®), a synthetic retinoid analog with specific affinity for retinoid X receptor. The treatment induced hypertriglyceridemia and hypopituitarism characterized by hypogonadism, hypothyroidism and hypoadrenalism. …