A Medical Rarity: Isolated <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Abscess in the Pituitary Gland of an Immunocompetent Patient
The occurrence of sellar toxoplasmosis in the pituitary gland is exceedingly rare, and only a few reports have been published in the literature, primarily impacting immunocompromised patients. We report an intriguing case of a 54-year-old man with an initial asymptomatic panhypopituitarism diagnosed under investigation for urolithiasis. Cranial CT and MRI revealed a large sellar lesion first suspectable of a nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma. An endonasal transsphenoidal surgery was performed, and the histopathological diagnosis was surprisingly a pituitary <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> abscess. This case highlights that these types of infections can also occur in immunocompetent patients.
Authors
- Rupavathana Mahesparan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4431-4162)
- Erlend Moen Taule
- Hrvoje Miletić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5751-186X)
Institutions
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1155/crdi/9943637
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05