title: [Pituitary abscess in a child].
abstract: As a clinically rare condition, pituitary abscess lacks a definite history of infection or characteristic symptoms such as fever or meningismus for a definite diagnosis. From the experience with a case of pituitary abscess in a child, we urged that attention should be given to differentiation of this condition from cystoid changes of the pituitary tumor, craniopharyngioma, Rothka cyst, sphenoidal sinus cyst and sphenoidal sinus abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China. xsh821@263.com
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Xiang-yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ru-xiang
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wang-ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000601:surgery