Colantonio Mark A, Shepherd Katherine, Shannon Brooke
Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Radiol Case Rep. 2025 May 2;20(7):3526-3530. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2025.04.026. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Syphilis is a common sexually transmitted disease that increases the risk of co-infection with other sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. Early diagnosis and treatment, especially for those localized to a rural environment, is paramount. Pituitary abscess is a rare pathology with less than 500 cases described to-date. We present a case of a newly diagnosed syphilis and HIV co-infection with an incidentally discovered pituitary abscess in a rural setting, highlighting the importance of early detection and management in this population, as well as the role of radiographic imaging to diagnose this rare pathology.
梅毒是一种常见的性传播疾病，会增加与包括艾滋病毒在内的其他性传播疾病合并感染的风险。早期诊断和治疗，尤其是对于那些身处农村环境的患者而言，至关重要。垂体脓肿是一种罕见的病症，迄今为止报道的病例不足500例。我们报告了一例在农村地区新诊断出梅毒和艾滋病毒合并感染且偶然发现垂体脓肿的病例，强调了在这一人群中早期检测和管理的重要性，以及影像学检查在诊断这种罕见病症中的作用。
