[Pituitary abscess in a child].
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.
Xue
Shan
S
Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China. xsh821@263.com
Wang
Xiang-yu
XY
Xu
Ru-xiang
RX
Zhang
Wang-ming
WM
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