A Rare Case of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Associated With Pituitary Apoplexy Without Comorbidities.

A Rare Case of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Associated With Pituitary Apoplexy Without Comorbidities.

Dipayan Roy, Julián Benito-LeÓn, Ritwik Ghosh, Devlina Roy, Arpan Mandal, Aloke Dutta, Dinabandhu Naga

Pituitary apoplexy is a medical and surgical emergency caused by hemorrhage or infarction of the hypophysis, which typically occurs within a pituitary adenoma. It is usually characterized by severe (often thunderclap) headache, visual disturbances, cranial nerve impairments, and hormonal deficiencies. We herein report a case of a previously healthy woman with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection associated with pituitary apoplexy. The plausible pathophysiological mechanisms of pituitary apoplexy in infectious coronavirus disease 2019 are discussed.

2021

covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, Pituitary apoplexy

10.1210/jendso/bvaa203

Journal of the Endocrine Society