Primary pituitary abscess followed by empty sella syndrome in an adolescent girl

Pituitary

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 385-389

  Pepene, Carmen Emanuela ^a   Ilie, Ioana ^a   Mihu, Dan ^a   Stan, Horaţiu ^a   Albu, Silviu ^a   Duncea, Ileana ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Amenorrhea; Diabetes insipidus; Empty sella syndrome; Pituitary abscess; Pituitary insufficiency

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CD45 ANTIGEN; DESMOPRESSIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPITUITARISM; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY INFECTION; PRIMARY PITUITARY ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY DISEASES;

EID: 78049234323     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-008-0150-2     Document Type: Article

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