title: Pituitary abscess secondary to isolated sphenoid sinusitis.
abstract: Intracranial complications from isolated sphenoid sinusitis are rare but nevertheless demonstrate both a high morbidity and mortality. We herein report a case of a pituitary abscess secondary to sphenoid sinusitis in a 12-year-old boy. This patient presented with an acute onset of moderate fever and headache, followed by progressive right ptosis. An emergency endoscopic endonasal sphenoidotomy with sinus drainage and postoperative antibiotic therapy resulted in a satisfactory recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shono
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Muratani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moutai
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications