Congenital defects of the inner ear in association with meningitis.
Three patients presented with meningitis associated with congenital defects of the inner ear, consisting of a cyst-like cochlea and a short, wide horizontal semicircular canal. The findings were easily identified on routine skull radiographs, alleviating the need for further studies and leading to treatment of the defect.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003051:Cochlea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012665:Semicircular Canals / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray