TY - JOUR
T1 - Antepartum pituitary necrosis occurring in pregnancy with uncontrolled gestational diabetes mellitus
T2 - A case report
AU - Park, Hyun Jong
AU - Kim, Jinna
AU - Rhee, Yumi
AU - Park, Yong Won
AU - Kwon, Ja Young
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - Antepartum pituitary necrosis is a rare medical condition that has only been reported in pregnant women with type I diabetes attributable to diabetes-related vasculopathy and hypercoagulability. We present for the first time a case of antepartum pituitary necrosis occurring in an uncontrolled gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) patient. The patient was a 32-yr-old woman at 33 weeks and 2 days of gestation. She suffered from severe headache, blurred vision, dizziness, and vomiting. Her baby was delivered by Cesarean section. The brain magnetic resonance images revealed pituitary necrosis. This suggests that pituitary gland necrosis may also complicate GDM pregnancy when glucose levels are uncontrolled.
AB - Antepartum pituitary necrosis is a rare medical condition that has only been reported in pregnant women with type I diabetes attributable to diabetes-related vasculopathy and hypercoagulability. We present for the first time a case of antepartum pituitary necrosis occurring in an uncontrolled gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) patient. The patient was a 32-yr-old woman at 33 weeks and 2 days of gestation. She suffered from severe headache, blurred vision, dizziness, and vomiting. Her baby was delivered by Cesarean section. The brain magnetic resonance images revealed pituitary necrosis. This suggests that pituitary gland necrosis may also complicate GDM pregnancy when glucose levels are uncontrolled.
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U2 - 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.5.794
DO - 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.5.794
M3 - Article
C2 - 20436721
AN - SCOPUS:77955285482
SN - 1011-8934
VL - 25
SP - 794
EP - 797
JO - Journal of Korean Medical Science
JF - Journal of Korean Medical Science
IS - 5
ER -
