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ea0029p369 | Clinical case reports - Pituitary/Adrenal | ICEECE2012

A rare case of primary tubercular pituitary abscess in a diabetic patient

Madronio E.

Introduction: Primary tubercular pituitary abscess is an extremely rare disease. Only few cases had been reported and the diagnosis was reached only after surgery. There is a need to distinguish between a tuberculoma, pituitary abscess and other functioning and nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma to direct our management into either medical or surgical management, especially here in the Philippines where tuberculosis is an endemic disease.Case: We present a...