Recurrent Meningitis in Congenital Inner Ear Malformation

Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea is very rare. Because of nonspecific symptoms, it is usually diagnosed when complications such as meningitis occur. Cerebrospinal fluid leak may be caused by cochlea malformation, which permits nonphysiological communication between subarachnoid space and tym...

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Published in:Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 2021-02, Vol.100 (1_suppl), p.38S-41S
Main Authors: Zwierz, Aleksander, Masna, Krystyna, Burduk, Paweł
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case reports
Congenital diseases
Deformities
Ears & hearing
Hearing loss
Meningitis
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Summary:Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea is very rare. Because of nonspecific symptoms, it is usually diagnosed when complications such as meningitis occur. Cerebrospinal fluid leak may be caused by cochlea malformation, which permits nonphysiological communication between subarachnoid space and tympanomastoid cavity. Nearly 20% of congenital sensorineural hearing loss is connected with inner ear bone malformation. We present a case of 40-year-old man suffering since early childhood from recurrent meningitis and right ear deafness, caused by congenital internal ear malformation. For many years, patient with sensorineural hearing loss had not undergone diagnostic radiology; computed tomography scans of the temporal bone had not been performed. Developing meningitis in early childhood was regarded as the reason for deafness.
ISSN:0145-5613
1942-7522
DOI:10.1177/0145561320920399