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Research Article | Open Access
Volume 14 2022 | None
PNEUMOCEPHALUS: AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF MENINGITIS
Patel Harshvardhan Anilbhai , N. Anuradha , S. Suresh Kanna , Sunil Thomas George , Srinivasarao Gopisetty , K.M.Vignesh
Pages: 3248-3250
Abstract
Pneumocephalus is a disease in which there is air in the cranial cavity. Anytrauma or othersurgeries are the most common causes, although meningitis is a very rare phenomenon. We're talking about an individual who developed pneumocephalus as a result of meningitis. On CT scan, this patient was diagnosed with pneumocephalus and was given antibiotics, to which he reacted favourably. After couple ofweeks, a repeat CT scan was performed, which revealed no abnormalities.
Keywords
Pneumocephalus,Meningitis
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