TUBERCULOMA OF THE HYPOTHALAMIC REGION AS A RARE CASE OF HYPOPITUITARISM - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
INDIRA B PANIGRAHI MK VAJRAMANI G SHANKAR SK SANTOSH V DAS BS
Citation
B. Indira et al., TUBERCULOMA OF THE HYPOTHALAMIC REGION AS A RARE CASE OF HYPOPITUITARISM - A CASE-REPORT, Surgical neurology, 45(4), 1996, pp. 347-350
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Surgery
Journal title
Surgical neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00903019
Volume
45
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
347 - 350
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-3019(1996)45:4<347:TOTHRA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
In endemic regions, hypothalamic tuberculoma has to be kept in mind, a nd treatment instituted on suspicion. The disease may cause hypothalam opituitary insufficiency and inadequate response to surgical stress. A case of hypothalamic tuberculoma presenting with hypopituitarism is p resented.