Bilateral Tolosa-Hunt syndrome mimicking pituitary adenoma

The authors report a rare case of bilateral Tolosa-Hunt syndrome, which occurred in a 80-year-old female and remitted spontaneously. Inflammatory lesions were found not only in typical locations, i.e. superior orbital fissures and cavernous sinuses, but also in the pituitary; these imitated gland’s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Endocrine 2017-12, Vol.58 (3), p.582-586
Hauptverfasser:	Świątkowska-Stodulska, Renata, Stodulski, Dominik, Babińska, Anna, Piskunowicz, Maciej, Sworczak, Krzysztof
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenoma Clinical Management of Endocrine Diseases Diabetes Endocrinology Humanities and Social Sciences Inflammation Internal Medicine Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mimicry multidisciplinary Pituitary Science Sinus
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Zusammenfassung:	The authors report a rare case of bilateral Tolosa-Hunt syndrome, which occurred in a 80-year-old female and remitted spontaneously. Inflammatory lesions were found not only in typical locations, i.e. superior orbital fissures and cavernous sinuses, but also in the pituitary; these imitated gland’s macroadenoma in imaging studies.
ISSN:	1355-008X 1559-0100
DOI:	10.1007/s12020-017-1422-2