Recurrent Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis and Mondini dysplasia: Association or causation?

• Main Authors: Indar K. Sharawat (Author), Ananthanarayanan Kasinathan (Author), Guru P. Peruri (Author), Arushi G. Saini (Author), Naveen Sankhyan (Author), Akshay K. Saxena (Author), Paramjeet Singh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mondini dysplasia is a developmental disorder of the inner ear structures and it is a rare cause of recurrent bacterial meningitis in children. A 10-year-old boy presented with acute febrile encephalopathy and right ear pain. In the past, he had suffered from two distinct episodes of pyogenic mening...