hrp0095p1-557 | Pituitary, Neuroendocrinology and Puberty | ESPE2022

Pituitary tuberculosis and hypothalamic obesity can be reversed by prolonged anti-tuberculosis treatment

Rochtus Anne , Lagae Lieven , Vermeulen Francois , de Zegher Francis

Background and methods: Sellar and suprasellar tuberculomas are extremely rare in children and most often patients present with headache, vomiting, visual disturbances, and hypofunction of the pituitary gland. Here, we report a girl with hypothalamic obesity, that recovers after antituberculosis treatment.Findings: An 11-year old girl presented with headache, fever and anorexia that progressively evolved into an encephal...