title: [Otogenic meningitis after skull fracture in a child (histopathologic contribution)].
abstract: The temporal bone histology of a 51 year old man who died of a fulminant otogenic meningitis is presented. The patient suffered from a transverse fracture of the skull base as a child. Temporal bone histology showed an unhealed fracture through the endochondrial layer of the bony labyrinth so that a pathway from the middle ear to the inside of the skull persisted throughout life. Therapy with high doses of antibiotics did not eliminate the risk of fatal meningitis.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Otogene Meningitis nach Schädelbasisfraktur im Kindesalter (histo-pathologischer Beitrag).