Remediable recurrent meningitis.

Recurrent attacks of bacterial meningitis usually follow in the wake of cranial trauma(l). However, other important factors like sinusitis, mastoiditis, congenital dermal sinuses(2-5) and immunological causes related to humoral immunity and the complement system(6) are also important. Recurrent bouts of meningitis may also be seen with intracranial dermoids(7). The published reports on recurrent meningitis are mostly of single cases and a large series of recurrent meningitis is scarce. The present description of 11 cases of recurrent meningitis includes 5 cases of post traumatic intermittent CSF rhinorrhea, 5 children with congenital dermal sinuses and a case of intracranial dermoid, all presenting with recurrent episodes of meningitis.