Recurrent Meningitis in an 11-year-old Girl with a Petrous Apex Cystic Lesion.
Acta Med Okayama
; 72(5): 519-523, 2018 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Cases of recurrent meningitis in elderly patients with a spontaneous cerebrospinal fistula have been reported, and in some of these patients, cystic lesions were thought to be the underlying cause. We report a case of recurrent meningitis in an 11-year-old Japanese girl with an arachnoid cyst in the petrous apex. Pulsation of the cystic lesion was thought to cause bone erosion, leading to the formation of a fistula. Magnetic resonance imaging was useful in evaluating the arachnoid cyst and fistula. During 2 years of follow-up, the osteolytic lesion enlarged and the rate of bone erosion was higher than expected.
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Assunto principal:
Osso Petroso
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Cistos Aracnóideos
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Meningite
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Med Okayama
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article
País de afiliação:
Japão