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ea0031p273 | Pituitary | SFEBES2013

Pituitary abscess: a rare cause of pituitary mass lesion

Kummaraganti Srinivasa , Bachuwar Ravi , Hundia Vikram

Pituitary abscess is very rare accounting for 0.2 – 0.6% of all pituitary lesions. Only around 210 case reports have been described so far. We report a case of pituitary abscess presented as pituitary mass lesion with hypopituitarism.A 51 year old man was admitted with headache and found to have severe hyponatraemia. Past medical history included paranoid schizophrenia. Clinical examination was normal.Relevant investigations: ...