Clomiphene-induced pituitary apoplexy in a patient with acromegaly.
We describe the case of an acromegalic woman with primary infertility who was treated with clomiphene, and subsequently developed pituitary apoplexy.
Walker
A B
AB
Walton Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Eldridge
P R
PR
MacFarlane
I A
IA
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002996:Clomiphene / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005300:Fertility Agents, Female / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000188:drug therapy; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D005300:Fertility Agents, Female; D002996:Clomiphene