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Case Report
Recurrent bacterial meningitis with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea
1 Dr.Med.Sc. (General Medicine), Consultant Endocrinologist at Grand Hantha International Hospital and Professor Emeritus at University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar
2 Dr.Med.Sc. (Neurology), Consultant Neurologist, Grand Hantha International Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar
3 M.Med.Sc. (Internal Medicine), Independent Researcher, Yangon, Myanmar
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London Clinic, Grand Hantha InterHospital, No. 3, Corner of Nan Nat Taw Road and Ahlone Kanar Road, Kamaryut Township, Yangon,
Myanmar
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Article ID: 101362Z01TA2022
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Aye TT, Sann AA, Tun HP. Recurrent bacterial meningitis with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea. Int J Case Rep Images 2022;13(2):210–214.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Recurrent bacterial meningitis is a rare clinical phenomenon, but a telltale sign of a mysterious foe. It is an occurrence of two or more episodes of bacterial meningitis by different organisms, or with the same organism and the episodes separated by an interval of at least three weeks.
Case Report: We present a case of a 29-year-old gentleman who presented with acute pyogenic meningitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. This is the second episode of confirmed bacterial meningitis in two years with another episode of meningitis ten years ago, which was treated as tuberculous. History of rhinorrhea was elicited on direct questioning and cerebrospinal fluid leak through cribriform plate was confirmed on magnetic resonance imaging. The current episode of meningitis was successfully treated with intravenous high dose cephalosporin and short course dexamethasone. The patient was referred to a neurosurgeon for closure of cerebrospinal fluid leak.
Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of a thorough clinical history and awareness of a seemingly unimportant symptom which can be an important diagnostic clue.
Keywords: Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, Cribriform plate defect, Pneumococcal meningitis, Recurrent meningitis
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Than Than Aye - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Aye Aye Sann - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Hpone Pyae Tun - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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