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Primary hypothyroidism with pituitary hyperplasia and basal ganglia calcifications
R S Williams1, J P Williams, M R Davis
1University of South Alabama, Department of Radiology, Mobile 36617.
Clinical Imaging
|October 1, 1990
Abstract:
Pituitary enlargement as a result of hypothyroidism is a well recognized entity with several reports over the last decade. Hypothyroidism is only rarely recognized as a cause of basal ganglia calcifications, despite several large computer tomography (CT) studies. We present a case of primary hypothyroidism in which both pituitary hyperplasia and basal ganglia calcifications were observed in a young female who presented with hyperprolactinemia. Hypothyroidism should always be considered in the evaluation of hyperprolactinemia.