Pituitary apoplexy manifested by sterile meningitis.
Eur J Med Res
; 3(5): 263-4, 1998 May 12.
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| ID: mdl-9580573
Pituitary apoplexy is rare and underdiagnosed. It results from either infarction or hemorrhage into an adenoma of the pituitary gland. The clinical presentation comprises a rapid development of impaired consciousness, severe headache, and amblyopia or diplopia. Meningeal irritation signs are considered rare and have not been reported as presenting signs. We report a 64-year-old patient whose presentation with necrosis of a pituitary adenoma was clinically indistinguishable from infectious meningitis.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Apoplexia Hipofisária
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Meningite Asséptica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article