title: Pituitary apoplexy secondary to an underlying abscess.
abstract: An unusual case of pituitary apoplexy in a patient with pituitary abscess is described. The patient was found to have underlying chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and an associated hypogammaglobinaemia is postulated as being the predisposing cause for infection.
authors.affiliation: Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, U.K.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Kingdon
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Sidhu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000209:etiology*; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000150:complications*