Brucellosis of the pituitary region: MRI

ÇİFTÇİ E., Erden I., Akyar S.

NEURORADIOLOGY, vol.40, no.6, pp.383-384, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s002340050605
  • Journal Name: NEURORADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.383-384
  • Keywords: brucellosis, intracranial, magnetic resonance imaging, NEUROBRUCELLOSIS, DIAGNOSIS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We report a rare case of neurobrucellosis in a 25-year-old woman with Visual impairment, bilateral hearing loss, hyperprolactinaemia and meningitis. MRI revealed a sellar and suprasellar mass with enlargement of the optic chiasm.