Gallina E, Gallo O, Bottai G V, Ammannati F
II ENT Clinic, University of Florence, Italy.
Auris Nasus Larynx. 1990;17(1):39-44. doi: 10.1016/s0385-8146(12)80019-8.
We report a case of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea and unilateral polyposis in a 53-year-old woman. The clinical features, tomograms, and CT scan with Metrizamide infusion are examined. The analysis of this case evidences that: 1) A CSF can occur also after a long time (3 years) following a head injury; 2) CT cisternography with Metrizamide can demonstrate a leakage, but not always the fluid egress from the intracranial cavity; and 3) A CSF rhinorrhea may be the primary cause and not an occasional association or complication of a reactive phlogistic nasal disease.
