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ea0015p248 | Pituitary | SFEBES2008

Resolution of acromegaly after pituitary infarction

Banerjee Moulinath , Higham Clare , Trainer Peter , Kouta SAY

Pituitary infarctions are not unknown in patients with pituitary tumours. We describe here a 39-year-old lady, who presented with a history of sudden onset severe headache without any restriction of her visual fields. She had features of acromegaly with enlarged hand and feet size, progressive deepening of her voice and coarsening of facial features over the preceding year. She also had a euthyroid multinodular goitre. CT scan and MRI of the pituitary gland suggested cystic de...