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Pituitary insufficiency with masked inflammation: Pituitary abscess

A 29‐year‐old woman presented with fever and amenorrhea. Laboratory findings showed no elevation inflammatory markers; however, hormonal evaluation revealed panhypopituitarism. She was finally diagnosed with pituitary abscess, and underwent transsphenoidal excision. The patient was treated with anti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ono, Ryohei, Nishiguchi, Sho, Kitagawa, Izumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9163484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35662773
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5943
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Sumario:A 29‐year‐old woman presented with fever and amenorrhea. Laboratory findings showed no elevation inflammatory markers; however, hormonal evaluation revealed panhypopituitarism. She was finally diagnosed with pituitary abscess, and underwent transsphenoidal excision. The patient was treated with antibiotics and oral hormonal supplementation, and her pituitary function finally normalized.