Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea and pseudomonal meningitis in a child with Mondini dysplasia: case report
| Autor: | Abhinav R Changa, Luigi Bassani, James K. Liu, Robert W. Jyung, R. Nick Hernandez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Vestibular aqueduct Hearing loss Labyrinth Diseases Recurrent meningitis otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea Humans Meningitis Ear canal Child business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Temporal Lobe Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Mondini dysplasia Female sense organs Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom Unilateral hearing loss business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. 31(9) |
| ISSN: | 1433-0350 |
| Popis: | Mondini dysplasia is a rare congenital inner ear malformation that presents with abnormal cochlear development with accompanied vestibular dilation and vestibular aqueduct enlargement. This dysfunctional anatomy provides the potential for sensorineural hearing deficits, cerebrospinal fluid leaks, and severe cases of recurrent meningitis. We present the case of a child with Mondini dysplasia who presented with unilateral hearing loss and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) otorrhea that was surgically repaired through a combined middle fossa/transmeatal middle ear approach to alleviate any recurrence of infection and cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea. Postoperatively, the patient remained neurologically stable without any further CSF leakage. CSF cultures revealed a Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, a rare occurrence within the context of Mondini dysplasia. Retrograde bacterial spread from the external ear canal into the CSF space has been theorized as the possible pathogenesis of the resulting meningitis. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous antibiotics without any neurologic complications. Although Mondini dysplasia is a rare malformation, the life-threatening sequelae of meningitis that can result from the dysfunctional anatomy makes it a condition that requires elevated clinical vigilance, especially when considering children with hearing loss associated with recurrent meningitis, otorrhea, or rhinorrhea. |
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