Svensk definition
Läckage av cerebrospinalvätska genom den yttre hörselgången eller örontrumpeten till nasofarynx. Detta hänger ofta samman med skallskada (t ex tinningsbenfraktur), neurokirurgiska ingrepp eller har an dra orsaker. Läckaget kan även uppkomma spontant.
Engelsk definition
Discharge of cerebrospinal fluid through the external auditory meatus or through the eustachian tube into the nasopharynx. This is usually associated with CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA (e.g., SKULL FRACTURE involving the TEMPORAL BONE;), NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; or other conditions, but may rarely occur spontaneously. (From Am J Otol 1995 Nov;16(6):765-71)
Svenska synonymer
Läckage av cerebrospinalvätska till örat
Engelska synonymer
Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrheas — Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid — Cerebrospinal Otorrhea — Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal — Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea, Traumatic — Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Post-Traumatic — Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Traumatic — Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea — Post-Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea — Post Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea — Otorrhea, Post-Traumatic, Cerebrospinal Fluid — Post-Traumatic Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid — Post Traumatic Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid — Traumatic Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid — Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea, Post-Traumatic — Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea, Post Traumatic — Otorrhea, Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid — Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea, Spontaneous — Spontaneous Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid — Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea — Otorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Spontaneous — Otorrhea, Spontaneous, Cerebrospinal Fluid