Intrachiasmatic abscess caused by IgG4-related hypophysitis

Introduction Autoimmune hypophysitis is a rare disease of the pituitary, which may affect vision by inflammation and compression of the optic chiasm. However, intrachiasmatic abscess formation has not been previously reported. Methods In this study, we report a case of a 29-year-old female with bite...

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Published in:	Acta neurochirurgica Vol. 159; no. 11; pp. 2229 - 2233
Main Authors:	Hadjigeorgiou, Georgios F., Lund, Eva Løbner, Poulsgaard, Lars, Feldt-Rasmussen, Ulla, Rasmussen, Åse Krogh, Wegener, Marianne, Fugleholm, Kåre
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Vienna Springer Vienna 01.11.2017 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adult Autoimmune Hypophysitis - complications Autoimmune Hypophysitis - diagnostic imaging Autoimmune Hypophysitis - pathology Autoimmune Hypophysitis - surgery Brain Abscess - complications Brain Abscess - diagnostic imaging Brain Abscess - pathology Brain Abscess - surgery Case Report - Brain Tumors Case reports Compression Decompression Decompression, Surgical Female Hemianopsia - etiology Humans Immunoglobulin G Interventional Radiology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medicine Medicine & Public Health Minimally Invasive Surgery Neurology Neuroradiology Neurosurgery Neurosurgical Procedures Optic chiasm Optic Chiasm - diagnostic imaging Optic Chiasm - surgery Pituitary Rare diseases Surgical Orthopedics Vision IgG4 Intrachiasmatic Abscess Hypophysitis
ISSN:	0001-6268, 0942-0940, 0942-0940
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