Spontaneous sphenoid meningoencephalocele with sepsis

Monica Shah; Marco A. Tadeo Bermúdez Borjas; Karen Brust

doi:10.1080/08998280.2020.1756631

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Spontaneous sphenoid meningoencephalocele with sepsis

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Spontaneous sphenoid meningoencephalocele with sepsis

Monica Shah, Marco A. Tadeo Bermúdez Borjas and Karen Brust

Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center, Vol.33(3), pp.442-443

07/02/2020

DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2020.1756631

PMCID: PMC7340480

PMID: 32675980

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Abstract

Streptococci bacteremia is an unusual source of sepsis from spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea due to sphenoid meningoencephalocele. A spontaneous cause of CSF rhinorrhea should be on the differential along with trauma and congenital and neoplastic lesions. Moxifloxacin 400 mg daily for 2 weeks has a satisfactory CSF penetration to treat Streptococcus viridans bacteremia due to CSF rhinorrhea.

Bacteremia

chronic sinusitis

moxifloxacin

sepsis

sphenoid meningoencephalocele

spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea

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Title: Subtitle: Spontaneous sphenoid meningoencephalocele with sepsis
Creators: Monica Shah - Scott & White Hospital
Marco A. Tadeo Bermúdez Borjas - Tecnológico de Monterrey
Karen Brust - Scott & White Hospital
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center, Vol.33(3), pp.442-443
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2020.1756631
PMID: 32675980
PMCID: PMC7340480
ISSN: 0899-8280
eISSN: 1525-3252
Language: English
Date published: 07/02/2020
Academic Unit: Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984359899702771

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