Panacea Journal of Medical Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 1

Empty sella syndrome: A case report

  • Author:
  • PK Deshpande1, S Deoke1, V Yesankar2, A Banait3, S Sawarkar3, S Dhande4
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 52 to 53

1Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, NKPSIMS & RC, Hingna Road, Digdoh Hills, Nagpur, 440019

2Junior Resident-3, Department of Medicine, NKPSIMS & RC, Hingna Road, Digdoh Hills, Nagpur, 440019

3Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, NKPSIMS & RC, Hingna Road, Digdoh Hills, Nagpur, 440019

4Junior Resident-2, Department of Medicine, NKPSIMS & RC, Hingna Road, Digdoh Hills, Nagpur, 440019

Online published on 9 November, 2015.

Abstract

Empty sella syndrome (ESS) is a symptom complex characterized by dull headache, vomiting, occasional giddiness and associated visual field defects along with an enlarged sella. We present here a 51-year-old obese female patient having persistent headache and endocrine abnormalities who was diagnosed to have empty sella syndrome.

Keywords

Empty sella syndrome, endocrine abnormalities, visual field defects