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Primary pituitary abscess followed by empty sella syndrome in an adolescent girl.
Pituitary. 2010 Dec; 13(4):385-9.P

Abstract

Primary pituitary abscess is a rare pituitary pathology, particularly at a young age and is characterized by atypical clinical features making the diagnosis difficult. Correct diagnosis and therapy are mandatory due to the potentially lethal outcome of pituitary infection. We report the case of an adolescent girl presenting with headache, diabetes insipidus and central thyro-gonadic insufficiency with no history of infection, in whom the intra-operative diagnosis of primary pituitary abscess was made. Bacterial cultures indicated infection with Streptococcus spp. One year after neurosurgery and antibiotic therapy, recovery of diabetes insipidus and pituitary insufficiency was documented except for persistence of subnormal growth hormone secretion. Post-surgery, pituitary magnetic resonance imaging revealed an empty sella syndrome.

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Pepene CE
Department of Endocrinology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Ilie I
No affiliation info available
Mihu D
No affiliation info available
Stan H
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Albu S
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Duncea I
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MeSH

AbscessAdolescentEmpty Sella SyndromeFemaleGrowth HormoneHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPituitary Diseases

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18953655

Citation

Pepene, Carmen Emanuela, et al. "Primary Pituitary Abscess Followed By Empty Sella Syndrome in an Adolescent Girl." Pituitary, vol. 13, no. 4, 2010, pp. 385-9.
Pepene CE, Ilie I, Mihu D, et al. Primary pituitary abscess followed by empty sella syndrome in an adolescent girl. Pituitary. 2010;13(4):385-9.
Pepene, C. E., Ilie, I., Mihu, D., Stan, H., Albu, S., & Duncea, I. (2010). Primary pituitary abscess followed by empty sella syndrome in an adolescent girl. Pituitary, 13(4), 385-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-008-0150-2
Pepene CE, et al. Primary Pituitary Abscess Followed By Empty Sella Syndrome in an Adolescent Girl. Pituitary. 2010;13(4):385-9. PubMed PMID: 18953655.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Primary pituitary abscess followed by empty sella syndrome in an adolescent girl. AU - Pepene,Carmen Emanuela, AU - Ilie,Ioana, AU - Mihu,Dan, AU - Stan,Horaţiu, AU - Albu,Silviu, AU - Duncea,Ileana, PY - 2008/10/28/pubmed PY - 2011/2/8/medline PY - 2008/10/28/entrez SP - 385 EP - 9 JF - Pituitary JO - Pituitary VL - 13 IS - 4 N2 - Primary pituitary abscess is a rare pituitary pathology, particularly at a young age and is characterized by atypical clinical features making the diagnosis difficult. Correct diagnosis and therapy are mandatory due to the potentially lethal outcome of pituitary infection. We report the case of an adolescent girl presenting with headache, diabetes insipidus and central thyro-gonadic insufficiency with no history of infection, in whom the intra-operative diagnosis of primary pituitary abscess was made. Bacterial cultures indicated infection with Streptococcus spp. One year after neurosurgery and antibiotic therapy, recovery of diabetes insipidus and pituitary insufficiency was documented except for persistence of subnormal growth hormone secretion. Post-surgery, pituitary magnetic resonance imaging revealed an empty sella syndrome. SN - 1573-7403 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/18953655/Primary_pituitary_abscess_followed_by_empty_sella_syndrome_in_an_adolescent_girl_ L2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-008-0150-2 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -