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Ventriculitis from a pituitary prolactinoma: bacterial or chemical?
Br J Neurosurg. 2017 Apr; 31(2):262-263.BJ

Abstract

We report the case of a 70-year-old man presenting with pituitary apoplexy from a macroprolactinoma and ventriculitis. It was not possible to distinguish a bacterial or chemical origin, on the basis of his clinical presentation, laboratory studies and imaging, highlighting the importance of prompt imaging and attainment of CSF cultures, in making the diagnosis.

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Jayasekera BA
a Department of Neurosurgery , Royal Victoria Hospital , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK.
Hall J
b Department of Neuroradiology , Royal Victoria Hospital , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK.
Pearce S
c Department of Endocrinology , Freeman Hospital , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK.
Jenkins AJ
a Department of Neurosurgery , Royal Victoria Hospital , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK.

MeSH

AgedCerebral VentriculitisDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePituitary ApoplexyPituitary NeoplasmsProlactinomaTomography, X-Ray Computed

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Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

27400138

Citation

Jayasekera, Bodiabaduge A P., et al. "Ventriculitis From a Pituitary Prolactinoma: Bacterial or Chemical?" British Journal of Neurosurgery, vol. 31, no. 2, 2017, pp. 262-263.
Jayasekera BA, Hall J, Pearce S, et al. Ventriculitis from a pituitary prolactinoma: bacterial or chemical? Br J Neurosurg. 2017;31(2):262-263.
Jayasekera, B. A., Hall, J., Pearce, S., & Jenkins, A. J. (2017). Ventriculitis from a pituitary prolactinoma: bacterial or chemical? British Journal of Neurosurgery, 31(2), 262-263. https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2016.1206187
Jayasekera BA, et al. Ventriculitis From a Pituitary Prolactinoma: Bacterial or Chemical. Br J Neurosurg. 2017;31(2):262-263. PubMed PMID: 27400138.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Ventriculitis from a pituitary prolactinoma: bacterial or chemical? AU - Jayasekera,Bodiabaduge A P, AU - Hall,Julie, AU - Pearce,Simon, AU - Jenkins,Alistair J, Y1 - 2016/07/11/ PY - 2016/7/12/pubmed PY - 2017/3/21/medline PY - 2016/7/12/entrez KW - CSF leak KW - Pituitary KW - apoplexy KW - meningitis KW - prolactinoma KW - ventriculitis SP - 262 EP - 263 JF - British journal of neurosurgery JO - Br J Neurosurg VL - 31 IS - 2 N2 - We report the case of a 70-year-old man presenting with pituitary apoplexy from a macroprolactinoma and ventriculitis. It was not possible to distinguish a bacterial or chemical origin, on the basis of his clinical presentation, laboratory studies and imaging, highlighting the importance of prompt imaging and attainment of CSF cultures, in making the diagnosis. SN - 1360-046X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/27400138/Ventriculitis_from_a_pituitary_prolactinoma:_bacterial_or_chemical DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -