A new, treatable source of recurrent meningitis: basioccipital meningocele

A new, treatable source of recurrent meningitis: basioccipital meningocele

A 19-month-old boy suffered eight episodes of bacterial meningitis. During the ninth episode a meningocele of the basioccipital clivus communicating with the nasopharynx was discovered. Identification of the organism causing the episodes of meningitis was not helpful in pointing to the site of this...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1982-12, Vol.70 (6), p.941-943
Hauptverfasser: Hemphill, M, Freeman, J M, Martinez, C R, Nager, G T, Long, D M, Crumrine, P
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Sprache:eng
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Humans
Infant
Male
Meningitis - etiology
Meningocele - complications
Meningocele - diagnostic imaging
Meningocele - surgery
Radiography
Recurrence
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Zusammenfassung:A 19-month-old boy suffered eight episodes of bacterial meningitis. During the ninth episode a meningocele of the basioccipital clivus communicating with the nasopharynx was discovered. Identification of the organism causing the episodes of meningitis was not helpful in pointing to the site of this congenital anatomic defect. Surgical closure of the defect has prevented further recurrences.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.70.6.941