The Perils of a Sneeze

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Title Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, June 1999, Volume 19, Issue 2
Date 1999-06
Language eng
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Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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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
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Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz6d8d/224975