| Title |
The Perils of a Sneeze |
| Creator |
Wein, FB; Gans, MS |
| Affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Quebec, Canada. |
| Abstract |
A 51-year-old woman had a 3-day history of severe left supraorbital pain associated with blurred vision of the left eye. Examination revealed visual acuity of 20/20 OD and 20/100 OS. A left relative afferent pupillary defect was present. Neuroimaging revealed a large intra-, supra-, and parasellar mass that had eroded through the sphenoid sinus into the maxillary sinus. Secondary pneumocephalus was present. Pathologic examination of the tissue revealed a pituitary adenoma of the null cell type. To the best of our knowledge, there is only one other case in the literature in which a spontaneous pneumatocele represents the initial manifestation of a pituitary adenoma. |
| Subject |
Adenoma/complications/surgery; Female; Humans; Middle Older people; Pituitary Neoplasms/complications/surgery; Pneumocephalus/etiology; Sneezing; Vision Disorders/etiology |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
224975 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz6d8d/224975 |
