| Suprasellar tuberculoma presenting as panhypopituitarism. | |
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PMID: 21510470 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Suprasellar tuberculomas are exceptionally rare. We present the case of a middle aged male who presented with generalised apathy and meningism of two weeks duration. Neuroimaging was suggestive of tuberculomas in suprasellar cistern, while endocrinological investigation showed panhypopituitarism manifesting as pituitary hypothyroidism, hypocortisolism, and hyperprolactinemia. Cerebrospinal fluid examination showed lymphocytic reaction with raised proteins. A diagnosis of suprasellar tuberculoma with panhypopituitarism was made. The patient was started on antituberculous treatment and hormone replacement which led to remarkable improvement in condition of patient and resolution of tuberculous granuloma in follow up imaging. |
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Uma Su Sundar; Vishal V Ramteke; Meghna S Vaidya; Dyaneshwar C Asole; Nivedita D Moulick |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India Volume: 58 ISSN: 0004-5772 ISO Abbreviation: J Assoc Physicians India Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-04-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505585 Medline TA: J Assoc Physicians India Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 706-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Dept of Medicine, LTM Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai-400 022. |
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