Took Lumbar Steroid Injections For Back Pain. Spinal Fluid Leakage Due To Puncture. Runny Nose Persisting. Reason?
Hi - what a great service this is, I just found it. My question is about my mom -- she had some lumbar steroid injections last June/July for severe back pain. One resulted in a puncture, which caused a spinal fluid leak. She had it addressed through a blood tap, but had to undergo two before it worked. Now I've noticed that she has an extremely runny nose - nearly all the time. And I just read about a man who also had a runny nose and was leaking brain fluid (!) I know that a spinal tap can sometimes cause this --could it be what's going on with my mom? Thank you!
Hi, There is no relation between lumbar spinal leak and running nose.For running nose she needs to consult ENT Surgeon .Check for allergy (Food, dust ,insect allergy).A course of cetirizine 10 mg at bedtime will relieve her symptoms.CSF leaking through nose is different thing where CSF leakage occurs through nose following trauma where cribriform plate is damaged.Hope this will help you Regards Dr Sandhya Manorenj Neurologist Hi Tech City ,Hyderabad
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Took Lumbar Steroid Injections For Back Pain. Spinal Fluid Leakage Due To Puncture. Runny Nose Persisting. Reason?
Hi, There is no relation between lumbar spinal leak and running nose.For running nose she needs to consult ENT Surgeon .Check for allergy (Food, dust ,insect allergy).A course of cetirizine 10 mg at bedtime will relieve her symptoms.CSF leaking through nose is different thing where CSF leakage occurs through nose following trauma where cribriform plate is damaged.Hope this will help you Regards Dr Sandhya Manorenj Neurologist Hi Tech City ,Hyderabad