Chronic subdural haematoma associated with nontraumatic CSF rhinorrhea: a management challenge. |
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Authors: | Santosh Isaac Poonnoose Raju P Manjooran John Mathew Pranatartiharan Ramachandran |
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Affiliation: | Flinders Medical Center, Deparment of Neurosurgery, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, Adelaide, S.A. 5042 Australia. s_poonnoose@rediffmail.com |
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Abstract: | We report an unusual case of chronic subdural haematoma (CSH) associated with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhoea emphasizing the importance of managing both conditions simultaneously. A 59- year-old man presented with watery discharge from the right nostril, of 2 months duration. MRI of the brain showed a CSH in the left fronto-parietal region with significant mass effect. There was an arachnoidocoele with a defect in the planum sphenoidale. He first underwent a burr hole evacuation of the CSH following which the CSF rhinorrhea did not subside, even with bed rest. Transnasal endoscopic closure of the CSF dural fistula was done. On the first post-operative day, he was disoriented and a CT scan showed a recollection of the subdural haematoma that required repeat evacuation. The patient was asymptomatic at discharge. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of CSF rhinorrhoea associated with CSH. Simultaneous closure of the CSF dural fistula at the time of evacuation of a coexisting CSH would be the optimal management. |
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