Persistent craniopharyngeal canal: A rare cause for recurrent meningitis in pediatric population Lokesh Lingappa1, Ramesh Konanki1, Ravi Varma2, Nikit Shah1, Subodh Raju3, Sukumar Sura3, Leenatha Reddy4, Sirisha Rani5


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Persistent craniopharyngeal canal: A rare cause for recurrent meningitis in pediatric population Lokesh Lingappa¹, Ramesh Konanki¹, Ravi Varma², Nikit Shah¹, Subodh Raju³, Sukumar Sura³, Leenatha Reddy⁴, Sirisha Rani⁵ ¹ Department of Pediatric Neurology, Rainbow Children's Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India ² Department of Neuroradiology, Citi Neuro Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India ³ Department of Neurosurgery, Rainbow Children's Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India ⁴ Department of Endocrinology, Rainbow Children's Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India ⁵ Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Rainbow Children's Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Correspondence Address: Lokesh Lingappa, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Rainbow Children's Hospital, Road No 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034, Telangana India Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_411_18

We present the case of a 5-year-old girl who had six episodes of meningitis. She also had panhypopituitarism and was found to have a persistent craniopharyngeal canal (CPC) as the cause of her recurrent meningitis. Role of neuroradiology and a high index of suspicion by the clinical team are highlighted here. Persistent CPC is a rare cause of recurrent meningitis. We discuss the approach to the child with recurrent meningitis.

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