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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doaj-5a0fb0b4e5a443df8d221536ac3e030c2020-11-25T01:44:54ZengBangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical UniversityBangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal2074-29082224-77502016-08-017210.3329/bsmmuj.v7i2.2944918930A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case reportUmma Salma0Mohammad Abdus Sattar Sarker1Abed Hossain Khan2Nahida Zafrin3M. A. Jalil Chowdhury4Department of Medicine, Dhaka National Medical College and Hospital, DhakaDepartment of Medicine, Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, DhakaDepartment of Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, DhakaDepartment of Medicine, Sylhet M.A.G. Osmani Medical College, SylhetDepartment of Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, Dhaka 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. https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BSMMUJ/article/view/29449Aqueductal stenosisCerebrospinal fluidRhinorrhea |
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Umma Salma Mohammad Abdus Sattar Sarker Abed Hossain Khan Nahida Zafrin M. A. Jalil Chowdhury A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal Aqueductal stenosis Cerebrospinal fluid Rhinorrhea |
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Umma Salma Mohammad Abdus Sattar Sarker Abed Hossain Khan Nahida Zafrin M. A. Jalil Chowdhury |
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A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report |
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A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report |
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A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report |
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A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report |
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A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report |
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17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: a case report |
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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University |
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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal |
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2074-2908 2224-7750 |
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2016-08-01 |
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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.
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Aqueductal stenosis Cerebrospinal fluid Rhinorrhea |
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