A complicated case of primary hypophysitis with bilateral intracavernous carotid artery occlusion

Pinelopi Katsiveli, Maria Sfakiotaki, Nikolaos Voulgaris, Labrini Papanastasiou, Theodora Kounadi, Konstantinos Lymperopoulos, George Piaditis

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Primary hypophysitis (PH) is a rare clinical entity characterized by inflammatory infiltration of the pituitary gland with various degrees of pituitary dysfunction. OBJECTIVE: To present a complicated case of aggressive PH with bilateral cavernous sinuses infiltration, successfully treated with azathioprine after failure of corticosteroid treatment. METHODS AND RESULTS: A 48-year-old woman presented with episodes of recurrent headache …