Pituitary abscess

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1038-1041

  Su, Yen Hao ^a   Chen, Yun ^b   Tseng, Sheng Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pituitary abscess; Pituitary tumour

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DESMOPRESSIN; TEICOPLANIN; THYROID HORMONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; LABORATORY TEST; LIBIDO DISORDER; MALAISE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; SELLA TURCICA; SKIN TOXICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VISUAL DISORDER;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND; SELLA TURCICA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33750992166     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.12.033     Document Type: Article

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