Polymicrobial Pituitary Abscess Predominately Involving Escherichia coli in the Setting of an Apoplectic Pituitary Prolactinoma

Pituitary abscess is a rare intracranial infection that can be life-threatening if not appropriately diagnosed and treated upon presentation. The most common presenting symptoms include headache, anterior pituitary hypofunction, and visual field disturbances. Brain imaging with either computed tomog...

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Hlavní autoři: Norman Beatty, Luis Medina-Garcia, Mayar Al Mohajer, Tirdad T. Zangeneh
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Edice:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
On-line přístup:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4743212