Open AccessNasal encephalocoele -an atypical case
Author(s) -
Neena Chaudhary,
Nimesh Gupta,
Sanjay Gudwani,
Anil Safaya
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02968776
Subject(s) - medicine , nasal administration , nose , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , cerebrospinal fluid , surgery , dermatology , pathology , immunology
Nasal encephalocoele present at birth as a characteristic swelling over the nose and widening of intracanthal distance. Atypical nasal encephalocoeles are usually missed at birth due to absence of any external swelling and they present with diagnostic difficulties. These are very rare and present with only an intranasal mass. We report a case of an atypical nasal encephalocnele in a 8 year old boy who presented with a unilateral intranasal mass and cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea.