在患有SARS-CoV-2肺炎的患者中,脑下垂体脑梗塞转变为急性肺炎

Giulia Racca1, Salvatore D'Agnano1, Nicoletta Fasano2

  • 1Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hospital S. Croce & Carle Cuneo, Cuneo, Italy.

JCEM case reports
|November 1, 2023
PubMed
概括

COVID-19可能会导致垂体脑梗塞 (PA),这是影响垂体腺的罕见疾病. 这一案例突出了SARS-CoV-2肺炎患者的PA,表明病毒和垂体疾病之间存在潜在联系.

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