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
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Language:English
Published: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University 2016-08-01
Series:Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
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spelling 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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author Umma Salma
Mohammad Abdus Sattar Sarker
Abed Hossain Khan
Nahida Zafrin
M. A. Jalil Chowdhury
spellingShingle 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
author_facet Umma Salma
Mohammad Abdus Sattar Sarker
Abed Hossain Khan
Nahida Zafrin
M. A. Jalil Chowdhury
author_sort Umma Salma
title A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report
title_short A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report
title_full A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report
title_fullStr A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report
title_full_unstemmed A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report
title_sort 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: a case report
publisher Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
series Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
issn 2074-2908
2224-7750
publishDate 2016-08-01
description 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.
topic Aqueductal stenosis
Cerebrospinal fluid
Rhinorrhea
url https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BSMMUJ/article/view/29449
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