title: Unusual presentation of a pituitary abscess.
abstract: We present a case of a pituitary abscess without an identifiable source. The patient presented with progressive visual field defects, unilateral visual loss, and proptosis. However, no symptoms or signs of local or systemic infectious process were present. Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies suggested but did not confirm the diagnosis. Emergent transsphenoidal drainage resulted in a complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY-Health Science Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Har-El
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Kent
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed