A case of pneumocephalus and meningitis as a complication of silent otitis media

Suat Turgut; Ibrahim Ercan; Zeynep Alkan; Burak Cakir

A case of pneumocephalus and meningitis as a complication of silent otitis media

Ear Nose Throat J. 2004 Jan;83(1):50-2.

Authors

Suat Turgut¹, Ibrahim Ercan, Zeynep Alkan, Burak Cakir

Affiliation

¹ Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Clinic, Sisli Etfal Teaching and Research Hospital, Etfal S. Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 14986759

Abstract

Silent otitis media is a progressive otogenic disease. Intracranial manifestations of this complication are limited; the most common is meningitis. We report a case of meningitis and pneumocephalus as a complication of silent otitis media. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of pneumocephalus as a complication of silent otitis media.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Combined Modality Therapy
Drug Therapy, Combination
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis
Meningitis, Bacterial / etiology*
Meningitis, Bacterial / therapy
Middle Ear Ventilation
Otitis Media / complications*
Otitis Media / diagnosis
Otitis Media / therapy
Otologic Surgical Procedures / methods
Pneumocephalus / diagnosis
Pneumocephalus / etiology*
Pneumocephalus / therapy
Prognosis
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents