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...
Main Authors: | Bárbara Pedro, Tereza Patrícia, Fernando Aldomiro |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SMC MEDIA SRL
2019-10-01
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Series: | European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1261 |
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