Pituitary apoplexy presenting as myocardial infarction

We describe a male patient who presented with sudden onset severe headache and right sided ptosis that was diagnosed to be secondary to pituitary apoplexy on the background of diabetes mellitus. This was complicated by left ventricular failure and acute coronary syndrome. The case highlights the imp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gupta, Vishal, Patil, Sudarshan, Raval, Dhiren, Gopani, Pratik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3987278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24741524
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.129119
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Sumario:We describe a male patient who presented with sudden onset severe headache and right sided ptosis that was diagnosed to be secondary to pituitary apoplexy on the background of diabetes mellitus. This was complicated by left ventricular failure and acute coronary syndrome. The case highlights the importance of considering hypocortisolism/hypopituitarism as an important and rare precipitant of an acute coronary event as occurred in the case.

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