A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report

Authors

  • Umma Salma Department of Medicine, Dhaka National Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka
  • Mohammad Abdus Sattar Sarker Department of Medicine, Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka
  • Abed Hossain Khan Department of Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, Dhaka
  • Nahida Zafrin Department of Medicine, Sylhet M.A.G. Osmani Medical College, Sylhet
  • M. A. Jalil Chowdhury Department of Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bsmmuj.v7i2.29449

Keywords:

Aqueductal stenosis, Cerebrospinal fluid, Rhinorrhea

Abstract

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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Author Biography

Umma Salma, Department of Medicine, Dhaka National Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka

 

 

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Published

2016-08-24

How to Cite

Salma, U., Sarker, M. A. S., Khan, A. H., Zafrin, N., & Chowdhury, M. A. J. (2016). A 17-years-old girl presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea diagnosed as aqueductal stenosis: A case report. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 7(2), 134–137. https://doi.org/10.3329/bsmmuj.v7i2.29449

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Case Report

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