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Recurrent Meningitis in a Non-user Cochlear Implantee

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Meningitis is a known complication in patients with inner ear malformations. Here we present a case of recurrent meningitis following cochlear implantation, in a patient with cochleovestibular anomaly. Good knowledge in radiology to identify the inner ear malformations, presence of cochlea and cochlear nerve is essential before planning cochlear implantation and meningitis can occur several decades after cochlear implantation.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Otology, Neurotology and Cochlear Implant Unit, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632004, India

    Y. Mounika Reddy, Anjali Lepcha, Ann Mary Augustine, Ajay Philip & Manju Mammen

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Mounika Reddy, Y., Lepcha, A., Augustine, A.M. et al. Recurrent Meningitis in a Non-user Cochlear Implantee. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 75 (Suppl 1), 69–72 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-022-03243-6

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