Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea and unilateral nasal polyposis: a case report.
We report a case of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea and unilateral polyposis in a 53-year-old woman. The clinical features, tomograms, and CT scan with Metrizamide infusion are examined. The analysis of this case evidences that: 1) A CSF can occur also after a long time (3 years) following a head injury; 2) CT cisternography with Metrizamide can demonstrate a leakage, but not always the fluid egress from the intracranial cavity; and 3) A CSF rhinorrhea may be the primary cause and not an occasional association or complication of a reactive phlogistic nasal disease.
Gallina
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II ENT Clinic, University of Florence, Italy.
Gallo
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O
Bottai
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GV
Ammannati
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F
D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis