In vitro propagation of the medicinal plant Ziziphora tenuior L. and evaluation of its antioxidant activity.

Ziziphora tenuior L. (Lamiaceae) is an aromatic herb used for its medicinal values against fungi, bacteria. Micropropagation can be used for large-scale multiplication of essential oil producing plants thus avoiding an overexploitation of natural resources.

Pituitary abscess presenting two years after the diagnosis of a pituitary lesion in a patient with panhypopituitarism.

Pituitary abscess is a rare condition. Here, we present the case of a young male patient who was initially found to have a pituitary lesion following the diagnosis of panhypopituitarism. Two years later, he presented with severe headache and was subsequently diagnosed intraoperatively with pituitary abscess.