Blindness in adolescents due to craniopharyngioma: A case report
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases and Nutrition, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco.
Case Study
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 18(02), 106–108
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.18.2.0794
Publication history:
Received on 23 March 2023; revised on 30 April 2023; accepted on 02 May 2023
Abstract:
Craniopharyngioma is a benign tumor in children that can lead to blindness often irreversible. Its diagnosis is essentially radiological but its management is multidisciplinary. We report the case of bilateral blindness caused by a craniopharyngioma in an 18-year-old adolescent.
Keywords:
Craniopharyngioma; Blindness; Adolescents; Panhypopituitarism
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