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Ruptured Intradiploic Epidermoid Cyst Presenting as Acute Bacterial Meningitis in an Young Infant: An Intriguing Case Report

Rajniti Prasad , Rajniti Prasad* , Priyanka Agrawal** , Ankur Singh*** , Mishra O.P.****

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Indian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Pediatrics 8(2):p 157-159, May-August 2016. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijtep.2348.9987.8216.22

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 Intradiploic epidermoid cysts, an uncommon benign lesions that variably affect the two tables of calvaria. The clinical manifestations are usually related to mass effect. Here we report a case of intradiploic epidermoid cyst in right parietal bone with intracranial rupture causing acute bacterial meningitis as per cerebrospinal fluid analysis and cranial tomograph. To the best of our knowledge, acute bacterial meningitis as complication has never been described in the existing literature.

Keywords: Epidermoid Cyst; Intradiploic; Meningitis.

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