A case of Mondini dysplasia with recurrent Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis
Articles > Article · 2009
Authors: Dilek Yilmaz Ciftdogan, Nuri Bayram, Yasemin Ozdemir, Selen BAYRAKTAROĞLU, FADIL VARDAR
European Journal of Pediatrics, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2009, vol 168, pp 1533-1535
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-009-0954-8
Summary
Mondini's dysplasia is a developmental anomaly of the middle ear characterized by cochlear malformation with dilation of the vestibular aquaduct, vestibule, and ampullar ends of the semicircular canals. These deformities may result in a connection between subarachnoid space and the middle ear resulting in recurrent episodes of meningitis. Additionally, it is commonly associated with hearing impairment. We describe here a boy with recurrent meningitis and unilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Mondini dysplasia was demonstrated with computed tomographic scans of the temporal bones in the search for pathogenesis of recurrent meningitis.