Effects of cabergoline in a pituitary adenoma secreting follicle-stimulating hormone.

نویسندگان

  • G Leese
  • R Jeffreys
  • J Vora
چکیده

A patient with a pituitary adenoma secreting follicle-stimulating hormone with co-existent primary hyperaldosteronism is described. After his second transsphenoidal surgery, the patient developed a Staphylococcus aureus pituitary abscess. Symptoms improved after abscess drainage. Subsequent cabergoline therapy arrested the deterioration of symptoms. and decreased serum follicle-stimulating hormone concentrations. Cabergoline may be a useful treatment for aggressively growing non-prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Postgraduate medical journal

دوره 73 862  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1997