A persistent craniopharyngeal canal with recurrent bacterial meningitis: case report and literature review

Stephanie Habermann; Adikarige Haritha Dulanka Silva; Kristian Aquilina; Richard Hewitt

doi:10.1007/s00381-020-04798-x

A persistent craniopharyngeal canal with recurrent bacterial meningitis: case report and literature review

Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 Feb;37(2):699-702. doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04798-x. Epub 2020 Jul 23.

Authors

Stephanie Habermann¹, Adikarige Haritha Dulanka Silva², Kristian Aquilina², Richard Hewitt³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK. stephanie.habermann1@nhs.net.
² Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK.
³ Department of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK.

PMID: 32705329
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-020-04798-x

Abstract

Background: A persistent craniopharyngeal canal (PCC) is a rare but treatable anatomical abnormality that causes recurrent meningitis and should be considered as a differential diagnosis.

Case report: We report a case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with recurrent meningitis associated to his PCC. Surgical repair was performed, and no further episodes occurred.

Keywords: Hypophyseal canal; Hypophyseal duct; Persistent craniopharyngeal canal; Recurrent bacterial meningitis; Skull base defects.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Central Nervous System Infections*
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Meningitis* / complications
Meningitis, Bacterial* / complications
Recurrence