Recurrent Meningitis in An Adult Secondary to An Inner Ear Malformation: Imaging Demonstration
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
RHABDOMYOSARCOMA OF THE MIDDLE EAR IN AN ADULT
The authors present a case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear in an adult patient. Computerized tomography indicated a malignant tumor and the diagnosis was confirmed by pathological analysis.
متن کاملRecurrent Meningitis due to Non-implanted Ear in Cochlear Implant Patient with Bilateral Inner Ear Abnormality: A case report
Recurrent meningitis occurs usually due to immunological or anatomical abnormality as well as chronic parameningeal infections. Anatomical abnormalities can be acquired or congenital and most of them are located in the head and neck region. Congenital defects include inner ear abnormalities, patent cochlear aqueduct, patent Hyrtlʼs fissure, abnormal developed facial canal and dehiscence at the ...
متن کاملRecurrent aseptic meningitis secondary to intracranial epidermoids.
Two patients with recurrent aseptic meningitis are reported. Intracranial epidermoid tumors were eventually found in both patients. CSF changes in our first case with an epidermoid tumor were similar to those reported in Mollaret's meningitis, with an initial polymorphonuclear pleocytosis early in each attack, followed by a lymphocytic predominance several days later. Large cells which proved t...
متن کاملDifferentiation 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 ...
متن کاملSevere Klippel-Feil syndrome with Mondini malformation of inner ear
Klippel-Feil syndrome is defined as the fusion of cervical vertebra with associated congenital anomalies but was rarely reported to be associated with Mondini Malformation. We report a newborn girl with severe neck extension, computed tomography (CT) of the neck after birth showed fusion of the fifth, sixth, and seventh cervical vertebrae, compatible with Klippel-Feil Syndrome and CT temporal b...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0145-5613,1942-7522
DOI: 10.1177/014556131209100419