Etiology of pituitary apoplexy: review and case presentation.
Pituitary apoplexy is an acute neurologic emergency typically occurring in patients who suffer rapid and fatal expansion of a pre-existing adenoma. We report an example of pituitary apoplexy secondary to necrotizing hypophysitis due to a mycobacterial or tuberculous infection with limited systemic infection.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology*