Summary
A rare case of spontaneous cerebrospinal rhinorrhoea is reported. Historical aspects of the machanism of C.S.F. leak are discussed.
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Sambamurthy, V., Jadhav, W.R. Spontaneous cerebrospinal rhinorrhoea. Ind. J. Otol. 26, 98–100 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048466
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048466