Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea Secondary to Acute Sphenoid Sinusitis

Park, Ji Sang; Bae, Woo Yong; Gu, Tae Woo; Kim, Hyung Dong

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2008;15(2):152-155.
Published online November 30, 2008.

Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea Secondary to Acute Sphenoid Sinusitis

Ji Sang Park, Woo Yong Bae, Tae Woo Gu, Hyung Dong Kim

¹Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. doncamel@dau.ac.kr
²Department of Neurosurgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.

급성 접형동염에 이차적으로 발생한 뇌척수액 비루 1예

박지상, 배우용, 구태우, 김형동

동아대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실,¹ 신경외과학교실²

Abstract

Acute sphenoid sinusitis is a relatively uncommon disease in the post-antibiotic era. Furthermore direct bony destruction and intracranial complications secondary to sphenoid sinusitis are extremely rare. However, it can have a high morbidity and mortality rate. If the diagnosis is delayed, serious problems can occur, so early diagnosis and treatment are required. We represent and discuss a case of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea with wide bony destruction directly, secondary to acute sphenoid sinusitis.

Key Words: Acute sphenoid sinusitis;Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea