Spontaneous otogenic pneumocephalus and pneumatocoele

JBR-BTR. 2012 Nov-Dec;95(6):363-5. doi: 10.5334/jbr-btr.724.

Abstract

We report the case of a 33-year old woman with an otogenic pneumocephalus associated with pneumatocoele. To our knowledge only 2 other cases have been documented.We discuss the imaging, treatment and causes of otogenic pneumocephalus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mastoid / pathology*
  • Pneumocephalus / diagnostic imaging
  • Pneumocephalus / etiology*
  • Temporal Bone
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed