Pregnancy-associated subacute hemorrhage into a prolactinoma resulting in diabetes insipidus

R. Freeman, B. Wezenter, M. Silverstein, D. Kuo, K. L. Weiss, A. B. Kantrowitz, U. K. Schubart

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Abstract

A young woman with a small pituitary tumor associated with hyperprolactinemia developed subacute intrapituitary hemorrhage during the third trimester of pregnancy and presented with central diabetes insipidus. Magnetic resonance imaging established the diagnosis. After transsphenoidal surgery, her visual findings resolved, and the patient had an uneventful spontaneous delivery.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)427-429
Number of pages3
JournalFertility and sterility
Volume58
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1992

Keywords

  • Pregnancy
  • bromocriptine
  • diabetes insipidus
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • pituitary apoplexy
  • pituitary hemorrhage
  • prolactinoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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