cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea
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Introduction
Discharge of CSF from the nose
Clinical manifestations
- copious enough CSF fluid loss may result in orthostatic headache
Laboratory
- beta-2 transferrin in body fluid
- beta-2 transferrin (tau transferrin), seen on high resolution CSF protein electrophoresis of nasal fluid or aural fluid is specific for CSF leakage
- see ARUP consult[3]
More general terms
Additional terms
- beta-2 transferrin in body fluid
- cerebrospinal fluid
- orthostatic headache
- serotransferrin; transferrin; Siderophilin; beta-1 metal-binding globulin (TF)
References
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ARUP Consult: Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak https://arupconsult.com/content/csf-leak-beta-2-transferrin