Pituitary Tuberculoma: An Uncommon Pathology

A pituitary tuberculoma.

Isolated Pituitary Tuberculoma

Pituitary tuberculomas are extremely rare, even in the developing countries where tuberculosis is endemic. We report a rare case of isolated pituitary tuberculoma mimicking a pituitary adenoma or a Rathke's cleft cyst in Japan, a developed country. The patient was a 69-year-old woman presented with visual disturbance. Head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast enhancement revealed an i...

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

UNLABELLED 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. Sh...

Silent pituitary infarction of an uncommon etiology.

Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is an uncommon, life-threatening clinical syndrome that occurs after acute pituitary hemorrhage or infarction. PA may occur in a pituitary gland with no prior pathological process, but usually occurs as a complication of an adenoma.1 Its clinical presentation varies widely, and may consist of a nonspecific clinical picture, typical signs and symptoms (headache, nausea, v...

Not walking? An uncommon spinal pathology.

To cite: Ramphul M, Chawla K. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015213057 DESCRIPTION A 14-month-old boy, independently mobile for 1 month, presented after refusing to walk for 2 days. He was afebrile, with no preceding coryzal illness. A diagnosis of transient synovitis was made. Owing to the lack of improvement and ongoing symptoms for 5 weeks, he...