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  • Endocrinology
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Sepsis Pathophysiology

Background:

  • Pituitary apoplexy, characterized by pituitary infarction/hemorrhage, can result from pituitary adenoma infarction, hyperplasia, or surgery-induced hypoperfusion.
  • Hypovolemia during septic shock can also cause abrupt hypophyseal hypoperfusion, potentially masking sepsis due to complex endocrine-immune interactions.

Observation:

  • A 72-year-old woman developed central hypothyroidism after orthopedic surgery, initially misdiagnosed as post-surgical psychosis.
  • This misdiagnosis masked a subsequent severe sepsis, leading to her admission for gut-origin sepsis requiring surgery and antibiotics.

Findings:

  • The patient's pituitary insufficiency was reversed during treatment for severe sepsis.
  • Orthopedic surgery and subsequent sepsis acted as precipitating events for pituitary apoplexy in this case.

Implications:

  • Pituitary apoplexy requires prompt recognition and management due to its severity and potential to mask other critical conditions.
  • Monitoring and treatment are essential as pituitary apoplexy can progress or reverse, as demonstrated by the patient's recovery.