Open AccessParainfectious vasculitis due to Pneumococcal meningitis following traumatic CSF rhinorrhoea resulting in cerebellar infarction
Author(s) -
Ummer Karadan,
Robin George Manappallil,
Manoj Bhaskaran,
Anoop Chandran,
Ivin Panakkel Zacharia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2091-0576
DOI - 10.3126/ajms.v11i4.29178
Subject(s) - medicine , meningitis , streptococcus pneumoniae , vasculitis , cerebrospinal fluid , complication , pathology , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , disease , biology
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.