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Meningitis and sphenoidal sinusitis associated with free gas in the suprasellar cistern

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A case of pneumococcal meningitis in association with sphenoidal sinusitis is described. A focal gas collection was demonstrated adjacent to the posterior clinoid process. No discernible breach of the sphenoidal sinus walls could be shown.

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  1. University Department of Paediatrics, Adelaide Children's Hospital, 72 King William Road, 5006, North Adelaide, South Australia

    F. C. Maxwell & R. T. L. Couper

  2. Department of Radiology, Adelaide Children's Hospital, 72 King William Road, 5006, North Adelaide, South Australia

    L. L. Morris

  3. Department of Microbiology, Adelaide Children's Hospital, 72 King William Road, 5006, North Adelaide, South Australia

    P. N. Goldwater & D. J. Hansman

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Maxwell, F.C., Couper, R.T.L., Morris, L.L. et al. Meningitis and sphenoidal sinusitis associated with free gas in the suprasellar cistern. Pediatr Radiol 24, 594–595 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02012743

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