Pituitary Apoplexy May Be Mistaken for Temporal Arteritis

Pituitary Apoplexy May Be Mistaken for Temporal Arteritis

Pituitary apoplexy is a rare endocrine emergency, characterized by a sudden increase in pituitary gland volume secondary to acute ischaemic infarction or haemorrhage of the pituitary gland, usually in the presence of a pituitary adenoma. We present the case of a 79-year-old man admitted for new-onse...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Pedro, Tereza Patrícia, Fernando Aldomiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2019-10-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
pituitary apoplexy
adenoma
corticosteroids
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1261
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spelling doaj-4369db5f30d84f27a763cd0d86e20c3e2020-11-25T01:35:52ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942019-10-0110.12890/2019_0012611261Pituitary Apoplexy May Be Mistaken for Temporal ArteritisBárbara Pedro0Tereza Patrícia1Fernando Aldomiro2Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Serviço de Medicina II, Amadora, PortugalHospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Serviço de Medicina II, Amadora, PortugalHospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Serviço de Medicina II, Amadora, PortugalPituitary apoplexy is a rare endocrine emergency, characterized by a sudden increase in pituitary gland volume secondary to acute ischaemic infarction or haemorrhage of the pituitary gland, usually in the presence of a pituitary adenoma. We present the case of a 79-year-old man admitted for new-onset, bi-temporal and severe headache, associated with photophobia and vomiting, whose additional study revealed pituitary apoplexy. This case highlights the need for high clinical suspicion of this rare entity in order to reduce the associated mortality.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1261pituitary apoplexyadenomacorticosteroids
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author Bárbara Pedro
Tereza Patrícia
Fernando Aldomiro
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Tereza Patrícia
Fernando Aldomiro
Pituitary Apoplexy May Be Mistaken for Temporal Arteritis
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
pituitary apoplexy
adenoma
corticosteroids
author_facet Bárbara Pedro
Tereza Patrícia
Fernando Aldomiro
author_sort Bárbara Pedro
title Pituitary Apoplexy May Be Mistaken for Temporal Arteritis
title_short Pituitary Apoplexy May Be Mistaken for Temporal Arteritis
title_full Pituitary Apoplexy May Be Mistaken for Temporal Arteritis
title_fullStr Pituitary Apoplexy May Be Mistaken for Temporal Arteritis
title_full_unstemmed Pituitary Apoplexy May Be Mistaken for Temporal Arteritis
title_sort pituitary apoplexy may be mistaken for temporal arteritis
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2019-10-01
description Pituitary apoplexy is a rare endocrine emergency, characterized by a sudden increase in pituitary gland volume secondary to acute ischaemic infarction or haemorrhage of the pituitary gland, usually in the presence of a pituitary adenoma. We present the case of a 79-year-old man admitted for new-onset, bi-temporal and severe headache, associated with photophobia and vomiting, whose additional study revealed pituitary apoplexy. This case highlights the need for high clinical suspicion of this rare entity in order to reduce the associated mortality.
topic pituitary apoplexy
adenoma
corticosteroids
url https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1261
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