Pituitary abscess: Our experience with a case and a review of the literature

Pituitary

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-306

  Dalan, Rinkoo ^a   Leow, Melvin Khee Shing ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Central Diabetes Insipidus; Panhypopituitarism; Pituitary abscess; Pituitary adenoma

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; DESMOPRESSIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EVENING DOSAGE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEADACHE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; INDIA; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR;

ABSCESS; ADENOMA; DIABETES INSIPIDUS, NEUROGENIC; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DRAINAGE; HEADACHE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY FUNCTION TESTS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 47249107385     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-007-0057-3     Document Type: Article

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