Literature DB >> 8842997

Pituitary apoplexy secondary to an underlying abscess.

C C Kingdon1, P S Sidhu, J Cohen.   

Abstract

An unusual case of pituitary apoplexy in a patient with pituitary abscess is described. The patient was found to have underlying chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and an associated hypogammaglobinaemia is postulated as being the predisposing cause for infection.

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Year:  1996        PMID： 8842997     DOI： 10.1016/s0163-4453(96)92814-5

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Infect        ISSN： 0163-4453            Impact factor:   6.072


  5 in total

Review 1.  Pituitary abscess presenting with cranial nerve paresis. Case report and review of literature.

Authors:  M H Somali; A L Anastasiou; D G Goulis; C Polyzoides; A Avramides
Journal:  J Endocrinol Invest       Date:  2001-01       Impact factor: 4.256

Review 2.  Clinical and imaging features of pituitary apoplexy and role of imaging in differentiation of clinical mimics.

Authors:  Pradeep Goyal; Michael Utz; Nishant Gupta; Yogesh Kumar; Manisha Mangla; Sonali Gupta; Rajiv Mangla
Journal:  Quant Imaging Med Surg       Date:  2018-03

3.  Clinical outcome of cranial neuropathy in patients with pituitary apoplexy.

Authors:  Hyun-Jin Woo; Jeong-Hyun Hwang; Sung-Kyoo Hwang; Yun-Mook Park
Journal:  J Korean Neurosurg Soc       Date:  2010-09-30

4.  Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Approach for Apoplectic Pituitary Tumor: Surgical Outcomes and Complications in 45 Patients.

Authors:  Rucai Zhan; Xueen Li; Xingang Li
Journal:  J Neurol Surg B Skull Base       Date:  2015-08-20

5.  Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting as Pituitary Apoplexy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Authors:  Rahul Gupta; Urmimala Bhattacharjee; K S Lekshmon; Shakun Chaudhary; Prashant Sharma; Aditya Jandial; Pinaki Dutta
Journal:  Case Rep Endocrinol       Date:  2021-12-28
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