Endocrine Abstracts

Pituitary abscess is a rare condition, with approximately 200 cases reported in the literatüre. Two-thirds of pituitary abscess which occurs without any of the aforementioned risk factors are primary type while remaining are secondary type-abscess. A 58 year old female patient presented with fatigue, headache and loss of appetite for two months. Laboratory analysis showed high ESR and CRP levels also hypocortisolism, hypothyroidism, hypogonadism. Pituitary MRI showed a ma...

Introduction: Lymphocytic hypophysitis is a rare endocrine disease involving lymphocytic infiltration and chronic pituitary inflammation. It may result in significant morbidity by loss of pituitary functions and neurological deficits. Pituitary abscess is another rare disease which may be associated with underlying parasellar pathology. Here, we report a case of lymphocytic hypophysitis diagnosed with a pituitary abscess and recurrent suprasellar involvement after surgery....