Scholars@Duke
Leena Shahla

Selected Publications

Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome: A Case and Literature Review.

Journal Article AACE Clin Case Rep · 2025 BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a rare congenital disorder that is characterized by a triad including a thin or interrupted pituitary stalk, absent or ectopic posterior lobe, and agenesis or dysgenesis of anterior lobe ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Biochemically Negative Pheochromocytoma With Spontaneous Hemorrhage.

Journal Article AACE Endocrinol Diabetes · 2025 BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Pheochromocytomas are neuroendocrine tumors that arise from adrenomedullary chromaffin cells that produce excess catecholamines. With advancements in imaging modalities, increasing numbers of incidental adrenal masses are discovered w ... Full text Link to item Cite

Severe Ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Syndrome Due to Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Journal Article AACE Clin Case Rep · 2024 BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary carcinoid tumors are a rare cause of Cushing's syndrome and usually present with an indolent course. Here, we present a case of rapid onset and severe Cushing's syndrome due to a typical pulmonary carcinoid tumor. CASE REPOR ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Pituitary Abscess Causing Hypopituitarism in a Patient With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Journal Article AACE Clinical Case Reports · November 1, 2022 Background/Objective: Pituitary abscess is an uncommon infectious process, comprising <1% of pituitary pathology; however, it can be challenging to diagnose and treat. Case Report: A 46-year-old woman with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) presente ... Full text Cite

Severe recurrent hypoglycaemia in a patient with aggressive melanoma.

Journal Article BMJ Case Rep · August 5, 2021 We present a case of hypoglycemia in a young patient without diabetes mellitus who presented initially with enlarging neck mass and weight loss, and was found to have aggressive melanoma with metastasis to multiple organs and diffuse lymphadenopathy. He ha ... Full text Link to item Cite

Diabetes mellitus treatment-Related medical knowledge among health care providers.

Journal Article Diabetes Metab Syndr · 2017 OBJECTIVE: To compare the knowledge of physicians, residents and medical students in diagnosis, use of insulin and oral medication in management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) working in different healthcare specialties. METHODS: A cross sectional survey ... Full text Link to item Cite