J Korean Neurol Assoc.
1988 Dec;6(2):295-299.
A Case of the Bacterial Meningitis Due to Pituitary Tumor
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- 1Department of Neurology, college of Medicine, Yonsei University.
Abstract
- We present a case of bacterial menir gitis with spontaneous cerebrospinal rhinorrhea due to bony erosion by pituitary tumor. Brain CT and RI cisternography revealed direct bony erosion of both medial walls of sphenoid sinus which were considered as a portal of entry of bacterial meningitis. He was free from his symptoms by antimicrobial treatment and sugical repair.
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