[A case report of sphenoidal encephalocele presenting with cerebral spinal fluid rhinorrhea].
Sphenoidal encephalocele is a rare congenital anomaly. We report a case of sphenoidal encephalocele presenting with cerebral spinal fluid rhinorrhea. A 53-years-old man suffered recurrent fever and rhinorrhea. Computed tomography demonstrated a low density area extending from the left middle cranial fossa into the left sphenoidal sinus. Bone defect was identified in the medial surface of the left middle cranial fossa. Magnetic resonance imaging with contrast medium demonstrated peripheral enhancement of the lesion. We diagnosed the lesion as sphenoidal encephalocele. Surgical repair and amputation of the encaphalocele was performed. Sphenoidal encaphalocele should be considered as a possible diagnosis for recurrent fever and rhinorrhea.
Takeda
Masaru
M
Department of Neorosurgery, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka-city, Iwate 020-8505, Japan.
Otawara
Yasunari
Y
Abe
Miyuki
M
Ogasawara
Kuniaki
K
Ogawa
Akira
A
Kurose
Akira
A
Chiba
Akiyoshi
A
D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D035301:Cranial Fossa, Middle / Q000002:abnormalities; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed