An unusual association of acromegaly and pituitary tuberculosis.
A young woman with acromegaly and disseminated tuberculosis involving pituitary is reported. She presented with classical features of acromegaly and was found to have retrocrural and retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy. Such association is quite rare.
Bhadada
Sanjay
S
Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, 160012, Chandigarh, India.
Bhansali
Anil
A
Nahar
Uma
U
Reddy-KS
Somashekara
S
Pathak
Ashish
A
Dutta
Pinaki
P
Khandelwal
Niranjan
N
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology