title: [A rare cause of recurrent meningitis in children: cochleovestibular dysplasia].
abstract: Recurrent bacterial meningitis is an uncommon disease of childhood. It occurs most often in children who have an underlying predisposing disorder that can result from anatomic fistula or immunodeficiency. Cochleovestibular dysplasia is a rare malformation of the inner ear that is often associated with translabyrinthine cerebrospinal fistula and then can cause recurrent bacterial meningitis. We report an unusual case of recurrent meningitis revealing cochleovestibular dysplasia in a 9-year-old child. The malformation was confirmed by imaging and the child had surgery. The outcome was favourable with no recurrence of meningitis during the 3 years after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU Sahloul, Sousse 4054, Tunisie. Electronic address: houda.ajmi@rns.tn.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ajmi
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU Sahloul, Sousse 4054, Tunisie.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lahmar
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU Sahloul, Sousse 4054, Tunisie.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zouari
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, CHU Sahloul, Sousse 4054, Tunisie.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kadri
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU Sahloul, Sousse 4054, Tunisie.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hassayoun
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse 4000, Tunisie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belkadhi
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU Sahloul, Sousse 4054, Tunisie.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chemli
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU Sahloul, Sousse 4054, Tunisie.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abroug
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, CHU Sahloul, Sousse 4054, Tunisie.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tlili
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU Sahloul, Sousse 4054, Tunisie.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harbi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003051:Cochlea / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*