A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report

A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report

A 17-year-old girl presented with chronic headache and spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea. She had no history of head trauma. MRI of her brain showed aqueductal stenosis associated with triventriculomegaly with partially empty sella. Following insertion of ventriculoperitoneal shunt, her headache and CSF r...

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Main Authors: Umma Salma, Mohammad Abdus Sattar Sarker, Abed Hossain Khan, Nahida Zafrin, M. A. Jalil Chowdhury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University 2016-08-01
Series:Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
Subjects:
Aqueductal stenosis
Cerebrospinal fluid
Rhinorrhea
Online Access:https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BSMMUJ/article/view/29449
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Summary:A 17-year-old girl presented with chronic headache and spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea. She had no history of head trauma. MRI of her brain showed aqueductal stenosis associated with triventriculomegaly with partially empty sella. Following insertion of ventriculoperitoneal shunt, her headache and CSF rhinorrhea completely recovered. Though very uncommon but aqueductal stenosis should be kept as a differential diagnosis for etiology of chronic CSF rhinorrhea.
ISSN:2074-2908
2224-7750

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