Abstract

Cerebrospinal rhinorrhea is a rare affection, characterized by the escape of cerebrospinal fluid into the nose. <h3>REPORT OF CASE</h3> A woman, aged 40, single, engaged in housework, was seen, Jan. 5, 1922, after she had been treated three months for sinusitis. She was complaining of a persistent dripping of clear fluid from the left nostril for the preceding three months. The family history was negative with the exception that obesity ran in the family. The patient had always been very stout; the present weight was 241 pounds (109 kg.); otherwise the past history was negative. There was no history of any head injury. The present condition began, Oct. 23, 1921. After a very hearty laughing attack, followed by a severe sneezing, the patient was aware of a clear, limpid fluid from the left nostril; associated with this there was a severe frontal headache, which extended to the vertex. The headache

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