Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea and aspiration pneumonitis following initiation of continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea

Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea and aspiration pneumonitis following initiation of continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is very often the treatment of choice for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). The association between intracranial hypertension and spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhoea is being increasingly recognized among patients with OSA. However, spon...

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Main Authors: Sanjiwika Lalanjani Wasgewatta, Nathan Manning, Michael Redmond, Diane Howard, Subash Shanthakumar Heraganahally
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Respirology Case Reports
Subjects:
Aspiration pneumonitis
cerebrospinal fluid
continuous positive airway pressure
intracranial hypertension
obstructive sleep apnoea
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.435

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