International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 128-130 , September 2011

Recurrent meningitis in a child secondary to a parasellar arachnoid cyst: A case report

  • Tashneem Harris

      Affiliations

    • Division Otolaryngology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: H-53 OMB, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa. Tel.: +27 21 406 6420; fax: +27 21 448 8865.
    • ,
  • Darlene Lubbe

      Affiliations

    • Division of Otolaryngology, University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa
    • ,
  • Patrick Semple

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurosurgery, University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa

Received 27 April 2010 ,Accepted 15 May 2010.

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PII: S1871-4048(10)00039-0

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2010.05.005

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 128-130 , September 2011

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