title: Transient pituitary dysfunction, empty sella, pseudotumor cerebri in a morbidly obese adolescent.
abstract: We report a 16-year-old morbidly obese African-American female who developed pseudotumor cerebri, partially empty sella syndrome and transient central hypothyroidism. After reduction of the increased intracranial pressure by lumbar puncture, normalization of the thyroid function occurred. The mechanism of the transient pituitary dysfunction in relation to the pseudotumor cerebri and empty sella is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, The Children' Hospital at Downstate and King's County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York 11203, USA. jbquin@aol.com
authors.forename: Jose Bernardo
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Quintos
authors.forename: Arathi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Castells
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications*; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013129:Spinal Puncture