Stubborn hiccups as a sign of massive apoplexy in a naive acromegaly patient with pituitary macroadenoma

Autor: Gulay Simsek Bagir, Soner Civi, Ozgur Kardes, Fazilet Kayaselcuk, Melek Eda Ertorer
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2052-0573
DOI: 10.1530/EDM-17-0044
Popis: Pituitary apoplexy (PA) may very rarely present with hiccups. A 32-year-old man with classical acromegaloid features was admitted with headache, nausea, vomiting and stubborn hiccups. Pituitary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated apoplexy of a macroadenoma with suprasellar extension abutting the optic chiasm. Plasma growth hormone (GH) levels exhibited suppression (below
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