Late onset of cerebrospinal fluid post-traumatic fistula: a case report
Moscote-Salazar, L.Rafael.; Castellar-Leones, S.Milena.; Gutiérrez-Paterninab, J.José.; Alcalá-Cerra, G.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 104(4): 58-59
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 23763227 Document Number: 702486
A frequent complication after head trauma is cerebrospinal fluid fistulas. They usually resolve spontaneously. Rhinorrhea is a cardinal sign that suggest the presence of such fistula. We review the case of a 47 year-old-female with a five-month history of rhinorrhea after moderate head trauma 20 year before. The patient initially managed with medical therapy needed a lumbar-peritoneal derivation that satisfactorily cured her rhinorrhea