title: Spontaneous atraumatic CSF otorrhea.
abstract: The clinical course of a five-month-old male with CSF otorrhea in the absence of head trauma is presented. The anatomy, workup, and management of this condition are described. The need to consider communication between the subarachnoid space and middle ear in any child with ear drainage, sensorineural hearing loss, or recurrent meningitis is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York, Buffalo.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kossak
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Kornberg
mesh_terms: D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male