Coronal post contrast T1 MR image in an afebrile 15 year old | Figure 1

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Cincinnati Children's Radiology

Coronal post contrast T1 MR image in an afebrile 15 year old with headache shows a bilobed pituitary abscess (red arrow) initially thought to be a tumor. Purulent material was drained at surgery with no endocrine complications. This is a rare lesion that may not present with signs of infection, as in this case. #NeuroWednesday

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