title: Recurrent meningitis with upper airway obstruction in a child: frontonasal encephalocele- a case report.
abstract: Nasal encephalocele are rare congenital anomalies; these benign masses may be confused with nasal dermoids, hemangiomas, nasal gliomas and anterior skull base masses. These lesions have concomitant defects in the anterior cranial fossa thus this potential communication can cause recurrent episodes of meningitis and/or difficulty in breathing and cosmetic anomalies. We bring a case of a 6-year-old child who presented to the clinic with multiple episodes of meningitis which was associated with nasal discharge. The imaging studies and nasal fluid analysis confirmed it as cerebrospinal fluid; subsequently imaging findings concluded it as frontonasal encephalocele which was later resected and patient showed improvement.
authors.affiliation: Intern, Department of Pediatrics, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Soumya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
authors.affiliation: Medical Officer, Department of Pediatrics, Government of India .
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.affiliation: Ex Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Premila
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.affiliation: Medical Officer, Department of Pediatrics, GDMOII,Government of India .
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yadav
keywords: Coloboma; Frontonasal encephalocele; Recurrent meningitis