Rhinorrhea and Pseudomonas meningitis associated with a rhinopharyngeal tumor.
A patient with a neoplastic tumor of the rhinopharynx had Pseudomonas aeruginosa meningitis, the origin of which could be traced back to an occult CSF fistula caused by the tumor. From a review of the literature, it seems that this is a rare clinical occurrence.
D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008578:Meninges; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology*