Sphenoid Sinusitis Presenting as Chronic Meningitis
| Autor: | Renato Finkelstein, Silvia Honigman, Yaffa Doron, Yacov Braun |
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| Rok vydání: | 1986 |
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Male
Poor prognosis medicine.medical_specialty Sphenoid Sinus Autopsy Diagnosis Differential Chronic meningitis otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Meningitis Sinusitis Aged Unusual case business.industry Staphylococcal Infections medicine.disease Klebsiella Infections Surgery Neurology Chronic Disease Neurology (clinical) Sphenoid Sinusitis Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | European Neurology. 25:183-187 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9913 0014-3022 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000116007 |
| Popis: | Sphenoid sinusitis is a frequently misdiagnosed infection. Delay in recognition and treatment carries a very poor prognosis. An unusual case of sphenoid sinusitis mimicking a syndrome of chronic meningitis is presented. This case emphasizes the diagnostic challenge of sphenoid sinusitis which may present only through its complications. |
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