Abstract
Meningitis is a rare and potentially serious complication in children with temporal bone fractures. We present an unusual case of a 7-year-old girl with pneumococcal meningitis complicated by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage following transverse fracture in the left temporal bone. She had an otorrhea resolved spontaneously in the early stage of hospitalization. At 4 days post-discharge, the patient returned with headache, fever, neck stiffness, voiding difficulty, and bilateral abducens nerve palsy. Magnetic resonance images demonstrated an intense uniform contrast enhancement in the cerebral cisterns and the sacral nerve roots. Laboratory analysis and culture diagnosed meningitis caused by <i>Streptococcus pneumonia</i>. She was discharged home after getting intravenous ceftriaxone for 5 weeks. Follow-up for the patient required constant vigilance and included a multidisciplinary approach. At 7 months after head trauma, the child was well with no neurological and auditory deficits. This case illustrates a previously unreported complication in pediatric patient of temporal bone fracture associated with CSF otorrhea.
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