Lung aspergilloma with pituitary invasive aspergillosis presenting as headache and hyponatraemia
- Authors
- Choi, Eunho; Kim, Sun Bean; Kim, Jong Hun; Yoon, Young Kyung
- Issue Date
- 1월-2021
- Publisher
- BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
- Keywords
- ENT; infectious diseases; otolaryngology; pituitary disorders; respiratory medicine
- Citation
- BMJ CASE REPORTS, v.14, no.1
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- BMJ CASE REPORTS
- Volume
- 14
- Number
- 1
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/137835
- DOI
- 10.1136/bcr-2020-238721
- ISSN
- 1757-790X
- Abstract
- Fungal infections involving the pituitary gland are rare and can be life threatening. A 75-year-old man with hypertension and diabetes mellitus presented with headache and hyponatraemia. Imaging study showed right upper lung mass, and mass resection showed aspergilloma without tissue invasion on histology. The patient developed visual impairment a few weeks later, and MRI of the brain revealed bilateral sphenoid sinusitis and pituitary invasion. The trans-sphenoidal biopsy confirmed invasive Aspergillus infection. His sphenoidal sinuses were endoscopically debrided, and he was treated with oral voriconazole. Pituitary aspergillosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients with lung aspergilloma with headache and sinusitis. Prompt biopsy and antifungal treatment are important due to the high mortality rate of the infection.
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