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A FSH-Secreting Pituitary Macroadenoma Causing A Testosterone Deficiency Syndrome

Giant pituitary adenoma.

To cite: Leão RN, Baptista JT, Ribeiro JV. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202041 DESCRIPTION A healthy 68-year-old man presented in the emergency room with a sudden episode of headache and vomiting together with disequilibrium and crural paresis. The laboratory evaluation revealed hyponatraemia (Na+115 mEq/L). Head MRI demonstrated a giant 40×...

Epidermal nevus syndrome: Report of a giant linear epidermal nevus

Linear epidermal nevi frequently follow the lines of Blaschko and may be confused with the verrucous stage of incontinentia pigmenti. Inflammatory epidermal nevus appears as a line array of pink to red papules usually on the lower limb (Buttock and hip) clinically resembling psoriasis or eczematous dermatitis. But inflammatory epidermal nevus has distinct histopathologic features. We report a c...

PITUITARY DEPENDENT CUSHING\'S SYNDROME IN IRAN

During a 5-year experience with 32 adrenal tumors with different basic problems in the Department of Endocrinology , Taleghani Hospital, 25 were found pituitary dependent Cushing's syndrome, "Cushing's disease." The treatment of patients with Cushing's disease depends on the presence or absence of pituitary tumor. Ifno pituitary tumor is demonstrated, irradiation can be given to the pituit...