Open AccessPituitary insufficiency with masked inflammation: Pituitary abscess
Author(s) -
Ono Ryohei,
Nishiguchi Sho,
Kitagawa Izumi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5943
Subject(s) - medicine , hormone , abscess , inflammation , amenorrhea , antibiotics , surgery , pituitary tumors , transsphenoidal surgery , pituitary hormones , pituitary gland , endocrine system , pituitary adenoma , adenoma , pregnancy , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
A 29‐year‐old woman presented with fever and amenorrhea. Laboratory findings showed no elevation inflammatory markers; however, hormonal evaluation revealed panhypopituitarism. She was finally diagnosed with pituitary abscess, and underwent transsphenoidal excision. The patient was treated with antibiotics and oral hormonal supplementation, and her pituitary function finally normalized.