Hussain Hassan, Janaka Kvc, Muthukuda D T, Perera S G
General Medicine, Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, Colombo, LKA.
Internal Medicine, Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, Colombo, LKA.
Cureus. 2023 Aug 15;15(8):e43524. doi: 10.7759/cureus.43524. eCollection 2023 Aug.
Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a complication occurring due to hemorrhage and/or infarction in a pituitary adenoma due to various pathophysiological mechanisms. Herein, we report a case of a 47-year-old previously healthy male who presented with fever and reduced level of consciousness for one day. During the hospital stay, he was diagnosed with PA in a background of pituitary macroadenoma along with positive nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Even though the PA was successfully managed, the patient succumbed four days after admission due to respiratory failure caused by severe COVID-19 pneumonia.
垂体卒中(PA)是由于各种病理生理机制导致垂体腺瘤内出血和/或梗死而发生的一种并发症。在此,我们报告一例47岁既往健康男性病例,该患者出现发热和意识水平下降1天。住院期间,他在垂体大腺瘤背景下被诊断为垂体卒中,同时鼻咽拭子检测SARS-CoV-2感染呈阳性。尽管垂体卒中得到了成功处理,但患者在入院4天后因严重COVID-19肺炎导致呼吸衰竭而死亡。