Article ; Online: Apoplexy in a previously undiagnosed pituitary macroadenoma in the setting of recent COVID-19 infection.
BMJ case reports
2021 Volume 14, Issue 7
Abstract: ... to pituitary apoplexy. This occurred 1 month following a mild-to-moderate COVID-19 infection with no other risk factors ... case reports postulating a link between COVID-19 and pituitary apoplexy. We report the case of a 75-year-old ... supporting a link between COVID-19 and pituitary apoplexy. ...
| Abstract | Pituitary apoplexy is an endocrine emergency, which commonly presents as hypopituitarism. Prompt diagnosis and treatment can be both life and vision saving. There are a growing number of published case reports postulating a link between COVID-19 and pituitary apoplexy. We report the case of a 75-year-old man who presented with a headache and was later diagnosed with hypopituitarism secondary to pituitary apoplexy. This occurred 1 month following a mild-to-moderate COVID-19 infection with no other risk factors commonly associated with pituitary apoplexy. This case, therefore, supplements an emerging evidence base supporting a link between COVID-19 and pituitary apoplexy. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adenoma/complications ; Adenoma/diagnosis ; Aged ; COVID-19 ; Humans ; Male ; Pituitary Apoplexy/diagnosis ; Pituitary Apoplexy/etiology ; Pituitary Neoplasms/complications ; Pituitary Neoplasms/diagnosis ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Stroke |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-07-28 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
| ISSN | 1757-790X |
| ISSN (online) | 1757-790X |
| DOI | 10.1136/bcr-2021-243607 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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