Frontoethmoidal encephalocele with ocular leakage of cerebrospinal fluid. Case report.
The authors present the case of a 2-year-old boy who was born with a small bulging mass in the middle frontonasal area and hypertelorism. In the neonatal period he suffered from a continuous lacrimal secretion mistaken for recurrent conjunctivitis. Cranial computerized tomography scanning and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a frontoethmoidal encephalocele associated with an ocular leakage of cerebrospinal fluid. One-stage repair of the encephalocele, along with correction of hypertelorism and bone grafting of the forehead, was performed with good result. During a 2-year follow-up period no neurological deficits appeared.
Schütt
Snjezana M
SM
Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Neuroradiology, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany. snjezana.schuett@web.de
Kehler
Uwe
U
Gliemroth
Jan
J
Petersen
Dirk
D
Sperner
Jürgen
J
D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures