In Patients with Unexplained Non-Epidemic Recurrent Meningitis a Direct Communication between the Subarachnoid Space and the Outside Must Be Sough

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea is not an uncommon condition, and it may lead to recurrent attacks of meningitis. The detection of the leakage site is an essential part of the investigations performed for the patient. In some cases, an anterior skull base site cannot be detected despite continu...

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Published inThe journal of international advanced otology Vol. 15; no. 2; p. 313
Main Authors Mostafa, Badr E, Elfiky, Lobna M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey 01.08.2019
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Adult
Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea - complications
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea - complications
Ear, Inner - abnormalities
Female
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - etiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Meningitis - etiology
Meningoencephalitis - etiology
Paranasal Sinuses
Recurrence
Subarachnoid Space
Temporal Bone
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult
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Summary:Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea is not an uncommon condition, and it may lead to recurrent attacks of meningitis. The detection of the leakage site is an essential part of the investigations performed for the patient. In some cases, an anterior skull base site cannot be detected despite continuous leakage. In these cases, a more distal site must be sought. Furthermore, in some cases, the leakage occurs in the temporal bone. In such patients, a history of hearing loss or previous ear complaints indicates a hidden CSF otorhinorrhea. We present two adult cases of congenital hearing loss due to unilateral inner ear anomalies who presented later in life with repeated meningitis attacks and CSF otorhinorrhea.
ISSN:2148-3817