title: [Otogenic meningitis and bilateral spontaneous dehiscences of the lateral skull base. Two case reports].
abstract: Meningitis in the case of spontaneous dehiscences of the lateral skull base is rare. We report on two patients with otogenic meningitis. High-resolution CT (HR-CT) showed bilateral dehiscences at the lateral skull base in both cases. Infection along the skull base was assumed. In the first case sufficient repair was achieved using a multilayered technique, while in the second case conservative treatment on an intensive care unit was successful. Conservative therapy can prove successful in exceptional cases.
authors.affiliation: HNO-Praxis Thiele, Beethovenstraße 16, 09405, Zschopau/Erzgebirgskreis, Deutschland. praxis@hno-thiele.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thiele
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kösling
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knipping
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D019291:Skull Base / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016896:Treatment Outcome