Nasal Cerebrospinal Leaks in the Milieu of COVID-19 Pandemic
Oleg I. Sharipov,
Nadeghda A. Chenikova,
Ashraf Abdali
et al.
Abstract:Background The unintentional ingestion of oropharyngeal or gastric contents into the respiratory tract is known as aspiration. Rhinorrhea can cause aspiration pneumonia (cerebrospinal fluid leakage).
Objective There are only a few reports in the literature about pneumonia as a complication of rhinorrhea. There are no reports on how to handle such cases if they present to the clinic at the peak of COVID-19 disease and distinguish between these two conditions.
Methods We reviewed the literatu… Show more
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