PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI AS A PRESENTING SYMPTOM OF ACUTE SINUSITIS IN A CHILD

Pseudotumor cerebri is a clinical syndrome characterized by increased intracranial pressure in the absence of an intracranial tumor. It is m ost frequently diagnosed in obese young women, but it is also reported in children of all age groups, including infants. A variety of medica l conditions have been suggested as possible etiologic factors, includ ing several infectious diseases. This study presents a child with pseu dotumor cerebri as the only presenting symptom of acute frontal sinusi tis. The possible association between these two conditions should be i nvestigated in cases of pseudotumor cerebri to enable the appropriate treatment. (C) 1998 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.