SARS-Cov-2 Infection: A New Risk Factor for Pituitary Apoplexy?

Alberto RagniGiulia BendottiEmilia BiamonteBeatrice CavigioloEnrico GabellieriPaola LeporatiEdoardo Luigi Maria MolleroMarco Gallo

Published in: Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets (2024)

Alongside known risk factors (hypertension, anticoagulation, pregnancy, surgery, etc.), COVID-19 infection might represent an emerging predisposing factor for PA onset. The two cases hereby presented are both significant: the first confirms the role of "classic" vascular predisposing factors for PA, while the second demonstrates that PA might arise also in young patients without known risk factors.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
blood pressure
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
coronary artery bypass
preterm birth
coronavirus disease