All issues > Volume 29(2); 1986

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1986;29(2):209-214. Published online February 28, 1986.

A Case of Eosinophilic Granuloma with Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis associated with CSF Rhinorrhea.

Eung Deok Choi¹, Mee Kyung Namgoong¹, Seung Ha Yoo¹, Baek Keun Lim¹, Jong Soo Kim¹, Tae Seung Kim²

¹Department of Pediatrics、Wonju Medical College, Yonsei University
²Department of Pathology, Wonju Medical College, Yonsei University

Abstract

We experienced a case of eosinophilic granuloma with multiple lesions on skull, ribs, vertebrae, tibia and pelvic bone. In addition, recurent bacterial meningitis was associated with CSF rhinorrhea probably due to osteolytic lesion of eosinophilic granuloma in the same patient. A brief review of literature was made.

Keywords :Eosinophilic granuloma; CSF rhinorrhea; Recurrent bacterial meningitis