title: Recurrent bacterial meningitis in a child with mondini dysplasia.
abstract: Mondini dysplasia, also known as Mondini malformation, is a developmental abnormality of the inner and middle ears that can cause hearing loss, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage, and recurrent bacterial meningitis (RBM), which is defined as two or more episodes of meningitis separated by a period of convalescence and the complete resolution of all signs and symptoms. An accurate diagnosis of the underlying pathology is crucial to prevent further episodes from occurring. Herein, we present a three-year-old boy with RBM and unilateral sensorineural hearing loss. During the evaluation to determine the etiology of the RBM, cystic malformation in the cochlea and vestibular dilatation consistent with Mondini dysplasia were detected via computerized tomography (CT) of the temporal bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Marmara University Medical Faculty, Mimar Sinan Cad No. 41, Fevzi Cakmak Mah, Ust kaynarca-Pendik, 34899 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kepenekli-Kadayifci
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Marmara University Medical Faculty, Mimar Sinan Cad No. 41, Fevzi Cakmak Mah, Ust kaynarca-Pendik, 34899 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karaaslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Marmara University Medical Faculty, Mimar Sinan Cad No. 41, Fevzi Cakmak Mah, Ust kaynarca-Pendik, 34899 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atıcı
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Marmara University Medical Faculty, Mimar Sinan Cad No. 41, Fevzi Cakmak Mah, Ust kaynarca-Pendik, 34899 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Binnetoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Marmara University Medical Faculty, Mimar Sinan Cad No. 41, Fevzi Cakmak Mah, Ust kaynarca-Pendik, 34899 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarı
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Marmara University Medical Faculty, Mimar Sinan Cad No. 41, Fevzi Cakmak Mah, Ust kaynarca-Pendik, 34899 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soysal
authors.affiliation: Marmara University Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Microbiology, 34899 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülşen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Altınkanat
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Marmara University Medical Faculty, Mimar Sinan Cad No. 41, Fevzi Cakmak Mah, Ust kaynarca-Pendik, 34899 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bakır