A case of pneumocephalus and meningitis as a complication of silent otitis media.
Silent otitis media is a progressive otogenic disease. Intracranial manifestations of this complication are limited; the most common is meningitis. We report a case of meningitis and pneumocephalus as a complication of silent otitis media. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of pneumocephalus as a complication of silent otitis media.
Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Clinic, Sisli Etfal Teaching and Research Hospital, Etfal S. Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey.
Suat
S
Turgut
Ibrahim
I
Ercan
Zeynep
Z
Alkan
Burak
B
Cakir
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents