Perimenopause Pituitary Hyperplasia with Headache

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Austin J Obstet Gynecol. 2024; 11(1): 1225.

Perimenopause Pituitary Hyperplasia with Headache

Md Ejaz Alam; Pooran Sharma; Shazia Wani; Shahnawaz Mir*

Department of Endocrinology, Government Medical College, Srinagar, India

*Corresponding author: Shahnawaz Ahmad Mir Assistant Professor, Department of Endocrinology, Government Medical College associated SSH, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Email: ejazpmch@gmail.com

Received: November 27, 2023 Accepted: January 01, 2024 Published: January 08, 2024

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Keywords: Pituitary hyperplasia; Headache; Perimenopause

A 50 year-old female presented to the outpatient clinic with one year- history of headache, which was dull frontal mild to moderate in intensity didt not cause any impairment of routine activities. Patient complains of sever menaupsal symptoms. She denied any visual changes, nausea, vomiting, or other neurological symptoms. The patient had no significant past medical or surgical history and was not taking any medications. On examination, the patient was alert and oriented with normal vital signs. Cranial nerve examination was unremarkable, and there were no focal neurological deficits. The rest of the physical examination was within normal limits. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed pituitary hyperplasia, with a size of 1.5 cm in the largest dimension (Figure 1). The optic chiasm was normal, and there was no evidence of a mass effect (Figure 2).

Citation: Ejaz Alam MD, Sharma P, Wani S, Mir S. Perimenopause Pituitary Hyperplasia with Headache. Austin J Obstet Gynecol. 2024; 11(1): 1225.