%0 Journal Article
%T Fever of unknown origin as a presenting manifestation of craniopharyngioma in a child
%A Madhumita Nandi and Rakesh Kumar Mondal
%J Journal of Pediatric Sciences
%D 2010
%I Journal of Pediatric Sciences
%X An unusual case of cranio-pharyngioma which presented with prolonged fever described here. Investigation revealed that the child was suffering from leaking craniopharyngioma with hypo-pituitarism Fever was due to chemical meningitis following cranio-pharyngioma as evident from the CSF findings. Craniopharyngioma can cause prolonged or recurrent fever due to various reasons. Prolonged fever as the sole manifestation of cranio-pharyngioma has been rarely reported in literature and this is probably first such report in Indian children.
%K Prolonged fever
%K Craniopharyngioma
%U http://www.pediatricsciences.com/ojs/index.php/jps/article/view/32/pdf_20