Pituitary abscess

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 1983 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Acta Neurochirurgica, volume 68, pages 187-193 (issn: 0001-6268, eissn: 0942-0940,

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Authors: P, Bjerre; J, Riishede; J, Lindholm;

doi: 10.1007/bf01401177

pmid: 6880875

Pituitary abscess

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Abstract

All cases of pituitary abscesses (19 patients) reported in the literature since 1970 are reviewed. Based on the data available, it is suggested that a pituitary abscess is not a bacterial infection as commonly assumed. Probably, it represents a normal tissue reaction to an infarction of a pituitary adenoma. The frequent association with negative cultures from the abscesses, previous sterile meningitis and endocrine disturbances, and concurrent rhinorrhoea are well explained in this way.

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Keywords

Adult, Male, Adolescent, Bacteria, Pituitary Diseases, Fungi, Middle Aged, Abscess, Infarction, Pituitary Gland, Humans, Female, Pituitary Neoplasms, Child, Aged

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