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Tuberculosis in the pituitary fossa: a common pathology in an uncommon site

Tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity across the world. In 2–5% of all cases of systemic TB, the C is affected, with lesions reported in the meninges, cortex and ventricles. Intrasellar tuberculomas, however, are extremely rare. We report the interesting case of a young...

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Autores principales: Majumdar, K, Barnard, M, Ramachandra, S, Berovic, M, Powell, M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4256724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25535577
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-14-0091
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author Majumdar, K
Barnard, M
Ramachandra, S
Berovic, M
Powell, M
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description Tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity across the world. In 2–5% of all cases of systemic TB, the C is affected, with lesions reported in the meninges, cortex and ventricles. Intrasellar tuberculomas, however, are extremely rare. We report the interesting case of a young female patient who presented with secondary hypothyroidism and hyperprolactinaemia. She was treated successfully for pituitary TB. We also highlight and discuss some interesting (and hitherto unreported) endocrine issues. Radiological and histological features and treatment of pituitary TB are discussed using this case as an example. LEARNING POINTS: Intrasellar TB continues to be a rare presentation, but incidence and prevalence are expected to grow with increasing numbers of multidrug-resistant TB and shrinking geographical boundaries across the world. Pituitary TB can present with features of a typical adenoma, but has certain radiological and histological features that help to differentiate from an adenoma. Patients can present with a variety of endocrine abnormalities at different times. The presence of an intrasellar mass in individuals at a high risk of developing TB, or with a previous history of systemic TB, should prompt the diagnosis of pituitary TB. In such individuals, it may be worth considering a trial of anti-tuberculous therapy, before considering surgery.
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spelling pubmed-42567242014-12-22 Tuberculosis in the pituitary fossa: a common pathology in an uncommon site Majumdar, K Barnard, M Ramachandra, S Berovic, M Powell, M Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep Unique/Unexpected Symptoms or Presentations of a Disease Tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity across the world. In 2–5% of all cases of systemic TB, the C is affected, with lesions reported in the meninges, cortex and ventricles. Intrasellar tuberculomas, however, are extremely rare. We report the interesting case of a young female patient who presented with secondary hypothyroidism and hyperprolactinaemia. She was treated successfully for pituitary TB. We also highlight and discuss some interesting (and hitherto unreported) endocrine issues. Radiological and histological features and treatment of pituitary TB are discussed using this case as an example. LEARNING POINTS: Intrasellar TB continues to be a rare presentation, but incidence and prevalence are expected to grow with increasing numbers of multidrug-resistant TB and shrinking geographical boundaries across the world. Pituitary TB can present with features of a typical adenoma, but has certain radiological and histological features that help to differentiate from an adenoma. Patients can present with a variety of endocrine abnormalities at different times. The presence of an intrasellar mass in individuals at a high risk of developing TB, or with a previous history of systemic TB, should prompt the diagnosis of pituitary TB. In such individuals, it may be worth considering a trial of anti-tuberculous therapy, before considering surgery. Bioscientifica Ltd 2014-12-01 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4256724/ /pubmed/25535577 http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-14-0091 Text en © 2014 The authors This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_GB) .
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Powell, M
Tuberculosis in the pituitary fossa: a common pathology in an uncommon site
title Tuberculosis in the pituitary fossa: a common pathology in an uncommon site
title_full Tuberculosis in the pituitary fossa: a common pathology in an uncommon site
title_fullStr Tuberculosis in the pituitary fossa: a common pathology in an uncommon site
title_full_unstemmed Tuberculosis in the pituitary fossa: a common pathology in an uncommon site
title_short Tuberculosis in the pituitary fossa: a common pathology in an uncommon site
title_sort tuberculosis in the pituitary fossa: a common pathology in an uncommon site
topic Unique/Unexpected Symptoms or Presentations of a Disease
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4256724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25535577
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-14-0091
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