Pituitary Apoplexy Mimicking Meningitis
Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
; : 111-115, 2013.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-33100
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WPRO
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.
Full text:
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Zoonoses
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Paresis
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Pituitary Apoplexy
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Follow-Up Studies
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Consciousness
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Fever
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Headache
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Hemorrhage
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Meningitis
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article