Anterior Clival Defect with Primary CSF Rhinorrhea: A Case Report.

Spontaneous (nontraumatic, nonsurgical) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea constitute only 3-4% of all cases. Here, we present a case of a 66-year-old male who presented with spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea, where intraoperative findings revealed an anterior clival defect as the cause. Such cases are extremely rare, and to the best of our knowledge only five of such cases are described in the literature.

A rare case of isolated cauda equina Nocardia farcinica infection.

Nocardia is a Gram-positive, partially acid-fast, catalase-positive, and urease-positive bacterium that grows aerobically. We present an extremely rare case of cauda equina syndrome due to isolated intramedullary Nocardia farcinica infection. A 44-year-old male presented with low backache and gradually progressive weakness in bilateral lower limbs followed by paraplegia.