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Suprasellar tubercular abscess presenting as panhypopituitarism: A common lesion in an uncommon site with a brief review of literature

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Following widespread use of imaging, detection rate of abnormal sites of parenchymal neuro-tuberculosis is on a rise. A handful of cases of tuberculomas/abscesses in hypothalamo-pituitary region have been reported and most of them are diagnosed on surgical histopathology. We describe a patient of suprasellar tubercular abscess, who presented with visual disturbances, diabetes insipidus with panhypopituitarism and on histopathology had granulomas and positive acid fast bacilli.

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  1. Department of Endocrinology, and Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education Research, Chandigarh, India, 160012

    Pinaki Dutta, Anil Bhansali & Mohammad Hayat Bhat

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Paramjeet Singh

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Dutta, P., Bhansali, A., Singh, P. et al. Suprasellar tubercular abscess presenting as panhypopituitarism: A common lesion in an uncommon site with a brief review of literature. Pituitary 9, 73–77 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-006-5420-2

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