Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak in a Transgender Man: Is Testosterone Therapy a Risk Factor?

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Oct 1;146(10):973-975. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.2394.

Authors

Giant C Lin¹, Melody Paz¹, Jade Wells Porrmann¹, Richard Scharf², Ronald P Benitez³, Yaron A Moshel³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Summit Medical Group, Florham Park, New Jersey.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey.
³ Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists, Sparta, New Jersey.

PMID: 32910142
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.2394

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Androgens / adverse effects
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak / diagnosis
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak / therapy*
Endoscopy / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / methods*
Prognosis
Testosterone / adverse effects*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Transgender Persons*
Young Adult

Substances

Androgens
Testosterone