A Case of the Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis Due to Defect of the Cribriform plate

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 4(1); 1986 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1986;4(1): 142-146.

사상판(Cribriform plate)결손에 의한 재발성 세균성 뇌막염 1예

김명호, 장대일, 이창훈, 김남규, 조석신

한양대학교 신경과, 신경외과, 핵의학.

A Case of the Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis Due to Defect of the Cribriform plate

Myung-Ho Kim, M.D., Dae-Il Chang, M.D., Chang-Hun Lee, M.D., Nam-Kyu Kim, M.D.*, Suk-Shin Cho, M.D.**

Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery* & Nuclear Medicine**, Han Yang University College of Medicine

Abstract

CSF rhinorrhea can be divided into two groups according to its origin: the more common traumatic and the less frequent nontraumatic group. CSF is not only an obvious portal of entry but also a good culture media for bacteria. So meningitis is likely to be developed when CSF leaks. With reviewing some of concerned literatures, We present a case of the recurrent bacterial meningitis due to defect of the cribriform plate resulted from traumatic accident.