Pituitary abscess in an eight-year-old girl - diagnostic difficulties

Endokrynol Pol. 2022;73(2):379-380. doi: 10.5603/EP.a2022.0022. Epub 2022 Apr 5.

Authors

Elżbieta Moszczyńska¹, Arnika Wydra², Monika Pankowska¹, Katarzyna Nowak³, Anna Piwowarczyk⁴

Affiliations

¹ Children's Memorial Health Institute, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Warsaw, Poland.
² Department of Endocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Bielanski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland. arnika.wydra@gmail.com.
³ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
⁴ Department of Paediatrics with Clinical Assessment Unit, The Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.

PMID: 35381099
DOI: 10.5603/EP.a2022.0022

Abstract

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Keywords: children; hypopituitarism; pituitary abscess.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Abscess* / diagnostic imaging
Child
Female
Humans
Hypopituitarism* / diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pituitary Diseases* / complications
Pituitary Diseases* / diagnosis