Mondini malformation associated with diastematomyelia and presenting with recurrent meningitis

J Child Neurol. 2011 May;26(5):622-4. doi: 10.1177/0883073810387136. Epub 2011 Mar 18.

Abstract

The authors report the case of 5-year-old girl who presented with 4 episodes of recurrent meningitis. Her initial workup revealed a lumbosacral dermoid sinus associated with diastematomyelia and a tethered cord. Therefore, a surgical repair to correct the anomaly was performed. However, another episode of meningitis occurred after surgery, and a subsequent temporal bone scan revealed the presence of left Mondini dysplasia. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of Mondini dysplasia in association with diastematomyelia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Ear, Inner / abnormalities*
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Membrane Transport Proteins / genetics
  • Meningitis / complications*
  • Neural Tube Defects / complications*
  • Sulfate Transporters

Substances

  • Membrane Transport Proteins
  • SLC26A4 protein, human
  • Sulfate Transporters