Pituitary Apoplexy Mimicking Meningitis
Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
;
: 111-115, 2013.
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em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-33100
ABSTRACT
Pituitary apoplexy is a rare but life-threatening disorder. Clinical presentation of this condition includes severe headaches, impaired consciousness, fever, visual disturbance, and variable ocular paresis. The clinical presentation of meningeal irritation is very rare. Nonetheless, if present and associated with fever, pituitary apoplexy may be misdiagnosed as a meningitis. We experienced a case of pituitary apoplexy masquerading as a meningitis. A 42-year-old man presented with meningitis associated symptoms and initial imaging studies did not show evidence of intra-lesional hemorrhage in the pituitary mass. However, a follow-up imaging after neurological deterioration revealed pituitary apoplexy. Hereby, we report our case with a review of literatures.
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Assunto principal:
Paresia
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Apoplexia Hipofisária
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Seguimentos
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Estado de Consciência
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Febre
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Cefaleia
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Hemorragia
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Meningite
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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