title: Pituitary microadenoma presenting as panic attacks.
abstract: A woman with pituitary microadenoma presented with panic attacks. This case illustrates the need both for routine medical screening of psychiatric patients and for psychiatrists to remain aware of the clinical features of medical syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso 79905-1298.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wilcox
mesh_terms: D000182:ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D010200:Panic / Q000502:physiology*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D011188:Potassium; D006854:Hydrocortisone