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Pituitary adenomas and Rathke\u2019s cleft cyst (RCC) were suspected, and she was initially treated conservatively. Five months later, she acquired syndrome coronavirus two infections, and while the fever subsided with acetaminophen, the headache persisted. One month later, the headache worsened, followed by fever and diabetes insipidus. MRI revealed a pituitary cystic mass with ring-shaped contrast enhancement on T1-weighted MRI and increased signal intensity on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). PA was suspected, and emergency endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery was performed. The microbiological examination of the yellowish-brown content drained from the cystic mass was negative. Microscopically, the cystic lesion was covered with ciliated columnar epithelium and stratified squamous epithelium, with a dense inflammatory cell infiltrate consisting mainly of lymphocytes and plasma cells observed around the cyst. This supported the diagnosis of secondary hypophysitis associated with RCC without PA.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"st3\"><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p>We report a case of hypophysitis secondary to RCC resembling PA with ring-shaped contrast enhancement on MRI and increased signal intensity on DWI. 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