Case of an atypical pituitary abscess.
| Autor: | Bloomer ZW; Endocrinology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.; Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA., Knee TS; Endocrinology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.; Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA., Rubin ZS; Pathology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA., Hoang TD; Endocrinology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA tdhdthanh@gmail.com.; Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports [BMJ Case Rep] 2021 Nov 30; Vol. 14 (11). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 30. |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bcr-2021-246776 |
| Abstrakt: | A pituitary abscess is a rare intrasellar infection. Correct identification can be challenging preoperatively given its non-specific symptoms and imaging findings. We report a case of a young woman presenting with secondary amenorrhea, visual field deficits and a 2.6 cm pituitary lesion diagnosed to be a craniopharyngioma. A concomitant unexpected pituitary abscess was diagnosed intraoperatively without associated meningeal symptoms. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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