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Case Reports
. 2018 Mar 1;57(5):729-731.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9486-17. Epub 2017 Nov 20.

Acute Urinary Retention Induced by Chemical Meningitis Which Occurred Due to a Ruptured Dermoid Cyst

Keiko Yamagami  1 , Naoko Kakuta  1 , Kaori Seki  1 , Ryota Nakamura  1 , Yusuke Hanioka  1 , Tomoyuki Nakamura  1 , Hitoshi Goto  1
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Acute Urinary Retention Induced by Chemical Meningitis Which Occurred Due to a Ruptured Dermoid Cyst

Keiko Yamagami et al. Intern Med. .

Abstract

Meningitis retention syndrome (MRS), a rare complication of aseptic meningitis, can present with acute urinary retention. The rupture of a dermoid cyst, which is a benign intracranial tumor, can sometimes induce chemical meningitis. We herein present a case of chemical meningitis and acute urinary retention that was induced by the rupture of a dermoid cyst. The patient experienced urinary retention for approximately 60 days, and then made a complete recovery thereafter. This is the first reported case of acute urinary retention due to the rupture of a dermoid cyst.

Keywords: chemical meningitis; dermoid cyst rupture; meningitis retention syndrome.

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T1-weighted cranial MRI revealed multiple fat and lipid droplets, as high intensity signals (arrows), and small multilocular fatty masses in the left cavernous sinus (arrowheads).
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