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Ixchel Maydee Tenorio Hernández1, Guadalupe Vargas Ortega1, Baldomero González Virla1

  • 1Endocrinology Service, The Specialties Hospital of the Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexican Social Security Institute, Mexico City 06720, Mexico.

JCEM Case Reports
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PubMed
Summary

A rare case of pituitary abscess in a young woman, initially suspected as pituitary adenoma, was successfully treated. Prompt surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy resolved the infection and symptoms.

Keywords:
abscessbrain abscesspituitary diseases

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