Chronic Atypical Depression as an Early Feature of Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Pituitary adenomas are often diagnosed as incidental findings on brain imaging. We present the case of a 52-year-old African American female patient with long standing depressed mood prior to the incidental finding of a pituitary adenoma. We explore the possibility of certain mood symptoms prompting...

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Main Authors: Filipa Cardoso, Heela Azizi, Alexander Kilpatrick, Olaniyi Olayinka, Tasmia Khan, Alexa Kahn, Cecilia Canale, Chiedozie Ojimba, Olusegun Popoola, Deepa Nuthalapati, Maleeha Ahmad, Mirna Iskander, Ali Chohan, Sara Parisi, Ulunma Umesi, Hashem Kalbouneh, Arka Bhattacharya, Kodjovi Kodjo, Oluwole Jegede, Ayodeji Jolayemi
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Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Psychiatry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4892183
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author Filipa Cardoso
Heela Azizi
Alexander Kilpatrick
Olaniyi Olayinka
Tasmia Khan
Alexa Kahn
Cecilia Canale
Chiedozie Ojimba
Olusegun Popoola
Deepa Nuthalapati
Maleeha Ahmad
Mirna Iskander
Ali Chohan
Sara Parisi
Ulunma Umesi
Hashem Kalbouneh
Arka Bhattacharya
Kodjovi Kodjo
Oluwole Jegede
Ayodeji Jolayemi
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Ulunma Umesi
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Kodjovi Kodjo
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description Pituitary adenomas are often diagnosed as incidental findings on brain imaging. We present the case of a 52-year-old African American female patient with long standing depressed mood prior to the incidental finding of a pituitary adenoma. We explore the possibility of certain mood symptoms prompting an early diagnosis of pituitary adenoma.
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spelling doaj-art-7d9c66a656a04a2e8c965fea83630ecc2025-08-20T02:07:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-682X2090-68382019-01-01201910.1155/2019/48921834892183Chronic Atypical Depression as an Early Feature of Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report and Literature ReviewFilipa Cardoso0Heela Azizi1Alexander Kilpatrick2Olaniyi Olayinka3Tasmia Khan4Alexa Kahn5Cecilia Canale6Chiedozie Ojimba7Olusegun Popoola8Deepa Nuthalapati9Maleeha Ahmad10Mirna Iskander11Ali Chohan12Sara Parisi13Ulunma Umesi14Hashem Kalbouneh15Arka Bhattacharya16Kodjovi Kodjo17Oluwole Jegede18Ayodeji Jolayemi19St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USAAmerican University of Antigua College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USAAmerican University of Antigua College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USAMedical University of the Americas, Department of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USAAmerican University of Antigua College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USAAmerican University of Antigua College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USAAmerican University of Antigua College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USAAmerican University of Antigua College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USAAmerican University of Antigua College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USAAmerican University of Antigua College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USAMedical University of the Americas, Department of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USASaba University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USAAmerican University of Antigua College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USAPituitary adenomas are often diagnosed as incidental findings on brain imaging. We present the case of a 52-year-old African American female patient with long standing depressed mood prior to the incidental finding of a pituitary adenoma. We explore the possibility of certain mood symptoms prompting an early diagnosis of pituitary adenoma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4892183
spellingShingle Filipa Cardoso
Heela Azizi
Alexander Kilpatrick
Olaniyi Olayinka
Tasmia Khan
Alexa Kahn
Cecilia Canale
Chiedozie Ojimba
Olusegun Popoola
Deepa Nuthalapati
Maleeha Ahmad
Mirna Iskander
Ali Chohan
Sara Parisi
Ulunma Umesi
Hashem Kalbouneh
Arka Bhattacharya
Kodjovi Kodjo
Oluwole Jegede
Ayodeji Jolayemi
Chronic Atypical Depression as an Early Feature of Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
Case Reports in Psychiatry
title Chronic Atypical Depression as an Early Feature of Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Chronic Atypical Depression as an Early Feature of Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Chronic Atypical Depression as an Early Feature of Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Chronic Atypical Depression as an Early Feature of Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_short Chronic Atypical Depression as an Early Feature of Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort chronic atypical depression as an early feature of pituitary adenoma a case report and literature review
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4892183
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