Case 4: Recurrent bacterial meningitis in an adolescent female
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Differentiation between CSF Otorrhea and Rhinorrhea in an Obscure Case of Recurrent Meningitis
Introduction: Leakage of cerebrospinal fluid in the skull base may be accompanied with recurrent meningitis. The site of leakage may either be anterior (in the nose and paranasal sinuses) or posterior (in the temporal bone). Various imaging techniques can be used to precisely locate the point of leakage but despite all the advances in imaging techniques there are still some rare cases in which ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrics & Child Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1205-7088,1918-1485
DOI: 10.1093/pch/19.10.523a