title: Intracranial infection caused by spreading through the fossa naviclaris magna - a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Fossa navicularis magna is a congenital anomaly representing persistent dehiscence of the basiocciput. This tract from the nasopharynx to the brain is common and carries a potential risk for infection. Nevertheless reports on such dissemination are very rare. We present a child with brain infection via a fossa navicularis magna, the first description to our knowledge, and review the literature on this anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology Department, Soroka Medical Center, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel. Electronic address: segalnil@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nili
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Segal
authors.forename: Ehab
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Atamne
authors.forename: Ilan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shelef
authors.forename: Shorer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zamir
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Landau
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000002:abnormalities*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019291:Skull Base / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Child; Clivus; Fossa navicularis; Intracranial infection