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Acute Parvovirus Infection Unmasking a Craniopharyngioma Causing Hypopituitarism

1Department of Medicine, Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel

2Department of Endocrinology, Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel

3Department of Pathology, Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel

4Neuroendocrine Tumor Unit, ENETS Center of Excellence, Department of Endocrinology, Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2021, Vol. 9 No. 1, 57-61
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-9-1-14
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Yotam Kolben, Yuval Ishay, Henny Azmanov, Matan Fischer, Nir Pillar, Simona Grozinsky-Glasberg. Acute Parvovirus Infection Unmasking a Craniopharyngioma Causing Hypopituitarism. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2021; 9(1):57-61. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-9-1-14.

Correspondence to: Yotam  Kolben, Department of Medicine, Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel. Email: yotamkol@hadassah.org.il

Abstract

We present the case of a young male patient who arrived at the emergency room due to headache, constitutional and gastrointestinal symptoms. Upon presentation and during hospitalization, a complex clinical and chemical picture unfolded, and several diagnoses were considered. Eventually, it was concluded that panhypopituitarism secondary to craniopharyngioma was the cause of his symptoms. This long-standing condition was unmasked by an acute infection with Parvovirus. Treatment with hormone replacement therapy brought prompt improvement in both laboratory values and clinical condition.

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