Cerebrospinal fluid leak post COVID-19 nasopharyngeal swab for a patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a case report

Cerebrospinal fluid leak post COVID-19 nasopharyngeal swab for a patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a case report

Coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is an infectious disease that led to a global pandemic. In this article, we reported a case of a young women who is known to have idiopathic intracranial hypertension, with iatrogenic skull base injury from a nasophar...

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Published in:Journal of surgical case reports Vol. 2021; no. 10; p. rjab456
Main Authors: Asiri, Mohammed, Alhedaithy, Riyadh, Alnazer, Zainab
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: 01-10-2021
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Summary:Coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is an infectious disease that led to a global pandemic. In this article, we reported a case of a young women who is known to have idiopathic intracranial hypertension, with iatrogenic skull base injury from a nasopharyngeal swab. Her case was complicated by meningitis.
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ISSN:2042-8812
2042-8812
DOI:10.1093/jscr/rjab456