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A case of spontaneous temporal pneumatocoele secondarily infected byHaemophilus parainfluenzae is reported. Its relation to the lateral ventricle and to a defect in the tegmen tympani was confirmed by computerized tomography (CT). The possible aetiological mechanisms are discussed.
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Cowie, R.A., Harris, P. Spontaneous infected pneumatocoele secondary to chronic otitis media. Acta neurochir 49, 227–234 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01808962
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