Mondini Malformation Associated With Diastematomyelia and Presenting With Recurrent Meningitis

The authors report the case of 5-year-old girl who presented with 4 episodes of recurrent meningitis. Her initial workup revealed a lumbosacral dermoid sinus associated with diastematomyelia and a tethered cord. Therefore, a surgical repair to correct the anomaly was performed. However, another episode of meningitis occurred after surgery, and a subsequent temporal bone scan revealed the presence of left Mondini dysplasia. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of Mondini dysplasia in association with diastematomyelia.