title: An unusual association of acromegaly and pituitary tuberculosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, 160012, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhadada
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhansali
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nahar
authors.forename: Somashekara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reddy-KS
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: Pinaki
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
mesh_terms: 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