Pneumocephalus due to meningitis extending from sphenoid sinusitis: Case report and review of literatures
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Fulminant bacterial meningitis complicating sphenoid sinusitis.
Intracranial complications of sinusitis, including meningitis, are uncommon in childhood. Among pediatric patients admitted for treatment of sinusitis, 3.2% were found to have an intracranial complication. Conversely, among pediatric patients with intracranial infections, only 2.4% had infections secondary to sinusitis. Infection of the sphenoid sinuses, however, merits particular concern. Thes...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2049-4173,2049-4173
DOI: 10.1111/ncn3.12276