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Primary pituitary abscess mimicking meningitis in a pediatric patient.
Oktay, Kadir; Guzel, Ebru; Yildirim, Dogu Cihan; Aliyev, Araz; Sari, Ibrahim; Guzel, Aslan.
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  • Oktay K; Department of Neurosurgery, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Saricam District, Balcali Campus, 01000, Adana, Turkey. drkadiroktay@hotmail.com.
  • Guzel E; Department of Radiology, Gaziantep Medical Park Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey.
  • Yildirim DC; Department of Neurosurgery, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Saricam District, Balcali Campus, 01000, Adana, Turkey.
  • Aliyev A; Department of Neurosurgery, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Saricam District, Balcali Campus, 01000, Adana, Turkey.
  • Sari I; Department of Pathology, Patomer Pathology Laboratory, Gaziantep, Turkey.
  • Guzel A; Department of Neurosurgery, Bahcesehir University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Childs Nerv Syst ; 37(10): 3241-3244, 2021 10.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33523244
INTRODUCTION: Pituitary abscess is a rare lesion of the pituitary gland that can cause morbidity and mortality in the absence of appropriate treatment. They are classified as primary and secondary pituitary abscesses. Primary pituitary abscesses occur in patients with no previous pituitary pathology. Secondary pituitary abscesses are detected in patients with existing pituitary pathologies. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 16-year-old female patient with primary pituitary abscess who was misdiagnosed initially and treated as meningitis. Following the visual disturbances, pituitary abscess was diagnosed, and she underwent abscess drainage via endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery and antibiotic treatment. CONCLUSION: Primary pituitary abscess can be clinically confused with other pathologies affecting the central nervous system. In order to avoid permanent sequelae in such patients, it should be kept in mind by physicians in similar cases. Satisfying results are obtained in these patients after appropriate treatment and dramatic improvement is achieved.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Enfermedades de la Hipófisis / Neoplasias Hipofisarias / Absceso Encefálico / Meningitis Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Childs Nerv Syst Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA / PEDIATRIA Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Turquía Pais de publicación: Alemania
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Enfermedades de la Hipófisis / Neoplasias Hipofisarias / Absceso Encefálico / Meningitis Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Childs Nerv Syst Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA / PEDIATRIA Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Turquía Pais de publicación: Alemania