[Iatrogenic nasal meningocele: a cause of recurrent meningitis].
We present a 35-year-old male patient with an eight-year history of endoscopic nasal polypectomy followed by five episodes of meningitis (4 episodes in the past 3 years). His major complaints were right-sided nasal obstruction, frequent watery nasal discharge, headache, and fever. Physical examination revealed a mass in the right nasal cavity. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a defect in the cribriform plate and an ethmoidal meningocele. The patient was referred to the neurosurgery department for surgical reparation.
Kandoğan
Tolga
T
Department of Otolaryngology, Izmir Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. tolga.kandogan@veezy.com
Cerçi
Uğur
U
Aydar
Levent
L
Sezgin
Ozlem
O
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed