Ischaemic pituitary tumour apoplexy and concurrent meningitis: a diagnostic dilemma.
BMJ Case Rep
; 20172017 Nov 21.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29167187
ABSTRACT
Pituitary tumour apoplexy is a rare but potentially life threatening clinical syndrome that mostly results from haemorrhage in the pre-existent tumour. Pure ischaemic subtype of apoplexy is even rarer. The presentation can be hard to differentiate clinically from bacterial meningitis. Moreover, the presence of one does not necessarily exclude the other and early diagnosis of both conditions is imperative for timely management. We report a case of ischaemic pituitary tumour apoplexy that may have precipitated in the setting of bacterial meningitis.
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01-internacional
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Geral
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Tipos_de_cancer
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Hipofisárias
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Apoplexia Hipofisária
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Meningites Bacterianas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Paquistão