The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is responsible for an array of extrapulmonary manifestations, including direct and indirect neurological complications. Currently, all published cases noting pituitary apoplexy in patients with COVID-19 have discovered underlying pituitary macroadenomas. Herein, we describe the first documented case, to our knowledge, of pituitary apoplexy attributed solely to COVID-19 in the absence of other identifiable causes. While much remains to be discovered and understood regarding COVID-19, we discuss the potential pathophysiology of COVID-19-associated pituitary apoplexy and raise awareness of this clinical complication.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, neurosurgery, pituitary apoplexy, 【초록키워드】 coronavirus disease, coronavirus, knowledge, Novel coronavirus, pathophysiology, Manifestations, Neurological complications, Pituitary, acute respiratory syndrome, causes, while, clinical complication, raise, responsible, absence, cause, patients with COVID-19, 【제목키워드】 Other, cause, Apoplexy, Macroadenoma,