Cocaine-Induced Pituitary Apoplexy and Panhypopituitarism

ABSTRACT: Objective: Chronic cocaine use has been implicated in panhypopituitarism. Acute cocaine intoxication resulting in pituitary apoplexy and panhypopituitarism has not been reported in the literature.Methods: We hereby report a case of panhypopituitarism resulting from pituitary apoplexy induc...

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Main Authors: Nitesh D. Kuhadiya, MD, MPH, Akshata Desai, MBBS, Antoine Makdissi, MD, Manav Batra, MBBS, Ajay Chaudhuri, MBBS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520302285