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Case Reports
. 1996 Jul;33(1):53-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(96)92814-5.

Pituitary apoplexy secondary to an underlying abscess

C C Kingdon  1 , P S Sidhu, J Cohen
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Case Reports

Pituitary apoplexy secondary to an underlying abscess

C C Kingdon et al. J Infect. 1996 Jul.

Abstract

An unusual case of pituitary apoplexy in a patient with pituitary abscess is described. The patient was found to have underlying chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and an associated hypogammaglobinaemia is postulated as being the predisposing cause for infection.

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