Imaging features of intrasellar tuberculoma: Two cases

Annales d'Endocrinologie

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-212

  Harzallah, L ^a   Migaw, H ^a   Harzallah, F ^b   Kraiem, Ch ^a  

^a FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Infection; MRI; Pituitary gland; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; INFUNDIBULUM; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYDRIASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PTOSIS; SELLA TURCICA; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VOMITING;

EID: 4143137471     PISSN: 00034266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4266(04)95673-9     Document Type: Article

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