Lingappa Lokesh, Konanki Ramesh, Varma Ravi, Shah Nikit, Raju Subodh, Sura Sukumar, Reddy Leenatha, Rani Sirisha
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Rainbow Children's Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Department of Neuroradiology, Citi Neuro Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2020 Jul-Aug;23(4):545-548. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_411_18. Epub 2019 Mar 5.
We present the case of a 5-year-old girl who had six episodes of meningitis. She also had panhypopituitarism and was found to have a persistent craniopharyngeal canal (CPC) as the cause of her recurrent meningitis. Role of neuroradiology and a high index of suspicion by the clinical team are highlighted here. Persistent CPC is a rare cause of recurrent meningitis. We discuss the approach to the child with recurrent meningitis.
我们报告了一名5岁女童的病例,她曾6次患脑膜炎。她还患有全垂体功能减退症,经检查发现其复发性脑膜炎的病因是存在持续性颅咽管(CPC)。本文强调了神经放射学的作用以及临床团队的高度怀疑指数。持续性CPC是复发性脑膜炎的罕见病因。我们讨论了针对复发性脑膜炎患儿的处理方法。