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.

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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1155/crdi/9943637
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Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
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A Medical Rarity: Isolated Toxoplasma gondii Abscess in the Pituitary Gland of an Immunocompetent Patient

Rupavathana Mahesparan, Erlend Moen Taule, Hrvoje Miletić
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A Medical Rarity: Isolated Toxoplasma gondii Abscess in the Pituitary Gland of an Immunocompetent Patient

Rupavathana Mahesparan, Erlend Moen Taule, Hrvoje Miletić
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Abstract

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.

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