Table 1 Case reports of clivus defects with the complication of meningitis in adults
From: Clival defect in the pathogenesis of recurrent meningitis: a case report and literature review
Reference/year | Age/gender | Anatomical defect | Cause | Microorganism isolated in CSF | Surgical treatment | Recurrent meningitis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[11] / 1995 | 53/F | Bone defect in the superior third of the clivus | S-CSF-L | Unknown | EET | No |
[11] / 1995 | 43/M | 3-mm bone defect in the clivus | S-CSF-L | N. meningitidis | EET | No |
[13] / 2007 | 36/F | Small bone defect of the clivus | S-CSF-L/Marfan syndrome | Unknown | EET | No |
[12] / 2008 | 50/M | The mid-clival bony defect | S-CSF-L | Unknown | EET | No |
[8] / 2013 | 69/F | Clival erosion and trabecular thinning | Periodontitis (osteomyelitis) | G. haemolysans | Dental procedures | Yes |
[5] / 2015 | 60/F | 16 × 9 × 4 mm bone defect within the posterior clival framework | S-CSF-L | Unknown | EET | Yes |
[10] / 2017 | 38/M | 3 × 4 mm circular bone defect in the middle of the clivus | Trauma (clivus fracture) | S. pneumoniae | EET | No |
[7] / 2017 | 64/F | Clival defect with CSF leak into the sphenoid sinus | S-CSF-L | Unknown | EET | Yes |
[9] / 2017 | 55/F | Midline clival defect | S-CSF-L | Unknown | SRTR | Yes |
[6] / 2017 | 52/F | 2 mm defect in the superior third of the clivus | S-CSF-L | H. influenzae | EET | No |
[6] / 2017 | 69/M | 4 mm defect in the posterior wall of the clivus | S-CSF-L | Unknown | EET | No |