Parainfectious vasculitis due to Pneumococcal meningitis following traumatic CSF rhinorrhoea resulting in cerebellar infarction

Authors

  • Ummer Karadan Senior Consultant and Interventional Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, India
  • Robin George Manappallil Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3973-6800
  • Manoj Bhaskaran Senior Consultant, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, India
  • Anoop Chandran Consultant, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, India
  • Ivin Panakkel Zacharia Resident, Department of Neurology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.71152/ajms.v11i4.3960

Keywords:

Streptococcus pneumonia, pneumococcal meningitis, vasculitis, CSF rhinorrhoea, cerebellar infarction, steroids

Abstract

Parainfectious vasculitis is a rare life threatening complication of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S.pneumoniae) meningitis. There is a 19% risk of developing meningitis in the patients with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhoea. The patient being reported developed CSF rhinorrhoea due to traumatic fracture of cribriform plate, followed by pneumococcal meningitis and parainfectious vasculitis resulting in cerebellar infarction.

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Published

2020-07-01

How to Cite

Ummer Karadan, Robin George Manappallil, Manoj Bhaskaran, Anoop Chandran, & Ivin Panakkel Zacharia. (2020). Parainfectious vasculitis due to Pneumococcal meningitis following traumatic CSF rhinorrhoea resulting in cerebellar infarction. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 11(4), 102–105. https://doi.org/10.71152/ajms.v11i4.3960

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Case Reports

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