Pituitary Adenoma Misdiagnosed as Glaucoma in an Adult Nigerian Male

Autor:	Valentina W Okeigbemen, Vivian B Osaguona
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Bilateral blindness genetic structures Pituitary adenoma business.industry Ophthalmology Cupped disc glaucoma non-glaucomatous cupping pituitary adenoma medicine Glaucoma sense organs medicine.disease business
Zdroj:	Nigerian Journal of Ophthalmology; Vol 24, No 2 (2016); 92-94
ISSN:	0189-9171 2468-8363
Popis:	We report a case of pathologic disc cupping in a 45-year-old Nigerian male with pituitary adenoma, which was misdiagnosed and treated as glaucoma with resultant bilateral blindness. Pathologic cupping of the disc is most commonly associated with glaucoma. However, the clinician needs to be aware that there are non-glaucomatous causes of pathologic disc cupping, some of which may be life-threatening.Keywords: Cupped disc, glaucoma, non-glaucomatous cupping, pituitary adenoma
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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