A Case with Pituitary Abscess Presented with Acute Purulent Meningitis

A Case with Pituitary Abscess Presented with Acute Purulent Meningitis

Pituitary abscess is a rare and potentially life-threatening disease. Misdiagnosis is extremely frequent, until the drainage of purulent material during surgery because of the non-spesific clinical signs and laboratory findings. The diagnosis can be made preoperatively with awareness of the disease...

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Main Authors: İlkay Çakır, Züleyha Karaca, Emine Alp, Halil Dönmez, Fatih Tanrıverdi, Gülşah Elbüken, Ahmet Selçuklu, Kürşad Ünlühızarcı, Fahrettin Keleştimur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Turkiye Klinikleri 2009-12-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Pituitary abscess
meningitis
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
pituitary insufficiency
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