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Secondary pituitary abscess are very rare, yet life-threatening condition that can
present with an array of symptoms, including fever, headache, visual disturbances,
hormone disturbances… The key to successful management is a high index of suspicion
and early proactive management. Multimodal transphenoidal surgical evacuation
combined with antibiotics or antifungal therapy is the mainstay of treatment. Although
most symptoms resolve following surgical decompression, endocrinopathies improve
only rarely.