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Pituitary hypophysitis is considered an autoimmune illness - and the article below says it is an emerging one. Pregnant women are coming down with a variant.
http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/full/30/9/1766
26 August 2011 Last updated at 13:07 ET
Hull hospital pioneers Gulf War Syndrome treatment
Shaun Rusling talks to Look North's Phil Connell about the treatment
Researchers at the University of Hull believe they have found a treatment for people with Gulf War Syndrome.
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Prof Stephen Atkins and his team at the Hull York Medical School introduced the treatment after a number of patients were referred to his department by their GPs.
Of the 11 people with Gulf War Syndrome sent to Prof Atkins, nine were diagnosed with a rare problem with their pituitary gland which led to a deficiency of certain hormones, such as testosterone and thyroxin....
Hull hospital pioneers Gulf War Syndrome treatment
Shaun Rusling talks to Look North's Phil Connell about the treatment
Researchers at the University of Hull believe they have found a treatment for people with Gulf War Syndrome.
[snip]
Prof Stephen Atkins and his team at the Hull York Medical School introduced the treatment after a number of patients were referred to his department by their GPs.
Of the 11 people with Gulf War Syndrome sent to Prof Atkins, nine were diagnosed with a rare problem with their pituitary gland which led to a deficiency of certain hormones, such as testosterone and thyroxin....
http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/full/30/9/1766