Case Report

Acute pituitary apoplexy complicating a pituitary macroadenoma

Febin Joseph, Zarina I Lockhat, Malan Janse van Rensburg, Janet Smal, Tshepo Peter Moja
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 14, No 4 | a459 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v14i4.459 | © 2010 Febin Joseph, Zarina I Lockhat, Malan Janse van Rensburg, Janet Smal, Tshepo Peter Moja | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 24 February 2010 | Published: 07 December 2010

About the author(s)

Febin Joseph, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Zarina I Lockhat, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Malan Janse van Rensburg, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Janet Smal, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Tshepo Peter Moja, University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Abstract

Pituitary apoplexy is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition caused by either haemorrhage or infarction of the pituitary gland. In most cases, a pre-existing pituitary macroadenoma is present. Patients present with the clinical syndrome of headache, visual defects or ophthalmoplegia, altered state of consciousness and variable endocrine deficits.

Keywords

Pituitary Apoplexy; MRI; Endocrine deficits;

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