Auto-Antibodies to Pituitary Tissue and Pituitary Hormones in a Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Abstract
Summary Autoantibodies to pituitary tissue and pituitary hormones were demonstrated in the serum from a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Signs of relative adrenocortical hypofunction were found as well as an unresponsiveness to therapy with ACTH.