title: Pituitary abscess: an unusual presentation of "aseptic meningitis".
abstract: Granulomatous inflammation of the pituitary and pituitary abscesses are rare entities. These conditions are found even more rarely in the pediatric aged population. We report a case of a radiographic and clinical, sterile pituitary abscess with non-caseating granulomatous inflammation in a girl who presented with hypopituitarism, meningeal irritation, and symptoms of pituitary apoplexy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, USA.
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Zalles
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Burry
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000293:Adolescent; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017135:Desogestrel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D017135:Desogestrel; D013972:Thyrotropin; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin; D013974:Thyroxine; D006854:Hydrocortisone