Suprasellar tubercular abscess presenting as panhypopituitarism: A common lesion in an uncommon site with a brief review of literature

Pituitary

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-77

  Dutta, Pinaki ^a   Bhansali, Anil ^a   Singh, Paramjeet ^a   Bhat, Mohammad Hayat ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Neurotuberculosis; Panhypoituitarism

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; LEVOTHYROXINE; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFUNDIBULUM; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33646703365     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-006-5420-2     Document Type: Article

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