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

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-50

  Somali, M H ^a   Anastasiou, A L ^a   Goulis, D G ^a   Polyzoides, C ^b   Avramides, Avraam ^a  

^a Aristotle University of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

^b G PAPANICOLAOU HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abscess; Infection; Non adenomatosus; Pituitary; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FRONTAL SINUSITIS; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOPITUITARISM; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PARANASAL SINUSITIS; SELLA TURCICA; SIGNAL DETECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0035111223     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343808     Document Type: Article

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