Unilateral ventricular obstruction due to infection.
A 14 year old male was hospitalized with pansinusitis complicated by intracranial spread of the infection. He developed a unilateral obstruction of the ventricular system of the foramen of Monro and a secondary mass effect revealed by radiological investigation.
D000293:Adolescent; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011011:Pneumoencephalography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012711:Serum Albumin, Radio-Iodinated; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray
D012711:Serum Albumin, Radio-Iodinated; D002701:Chloramphenicol