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Nontumorous pituitary diseases
ea0035s7.2 | Nontumorous pituitary diseases | ECE2014
Unusual pituitary infections
The first case of pituitary abscess was described a 100 years ago and since then, only a few 100 cases have been reported in the literature, mainly as case reports. Bacterial infections are the most common etiology, while tuberculosis, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections occur much less frequently. Pituitary infections may be primary or secondary and may develop due to hematogenous seeding or by direct extension of adjacent infections (sphenoid sinusitis, cavernous sinus t...
Endocrine Abstracts
ISSN 1470-3947 (print) | ISSN 1479-6848 (online)
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