title: [Mondini's dysplasia: a rare cause of recurrent meningitis in childhood].
abstract: Recurrent meningitis in children may be due to immune deficiency or abnormal communication of CSF spaces with mucosal spaces (basal skull fractures, encephalocele, etc.). We report a 6-year-old boy, suffering from recurrent meningitis and sensorineural hearing loss. CT scans of the temporal bones demonstrated a bilateral Mondini dysplasia. In patients with this congenital inner ear anomaly, recurrent meningitis may be due to a CSF-middle ear fistula. We think that it is necessary to investigate all patients with recurrent meningitis and sensorineural hearing loss with CT scans of the temporal bones.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Pediatria, Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, IRCCS-S. Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pellegrino
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: De Anseris
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tricarico
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simeone
mesh_terms: D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000601:surgery; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: La displasia di Mondini: una causa rara di meningiti ricorrenti in età pediatrica.