title: Hypopituitarism caused by neurocysticercosis.
abstract: Although neurocysticercosis is pleomorphic in its presentation, neurocysticercosis of the pituitary gland and hypothalamus is so uncommon that less than 10 cases have been reported in the literature. Hypopituitarism as a complication of neurocysticercosis is exceedingly rare with only 2 cases described in the literature. Herein, the authors describe a case of neurocysticercosis causing hypopituitarism in a young patient and mimicking a pituitary adenoma. Clinical experience with management of these cases is lacking, and there are no studies confirming the efficacy of cysticidal drugs in intrasellar or suprasellar cysts. Because most of single enhancing cystic lesions may disappear spontaneously and risk may outweigh the benefit of treatment, conservative management may be indicated in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA. tkelesidis@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kelesidis
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsiodras
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000871:Anthelmintics