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Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
Tree Number(s)
C10.597.114.750
C10.900.300.109.750
C23.888.592.114.624
C23.888.852.834.500
C26.915.300.225.750
Unique ID
D002559
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002559
Scope Note
Discharge of cerebrospinal fluid through the nose. Common etiologies include trauma, neoplasms, and prior surgery, although the condition may occur spontaneously. (Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997 Apr;116(4):442-9)
Entry Term(s)
CSF Rhinorrhea
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea, Post-Traumatic
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea, Spontaneous
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea, Traumatic
Cerebrospinal Rhinorrhea
Post-Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
Post-Traumatic Rhinorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid
Rhinorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Post-Traumatic
Rhinorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Spontaneous
Rhinorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Traumatic
Rhinorrhea, Post-Traumatic, Cerebrospinal Fluid
Rhinorrhea, Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid
Rhinorrhea, Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid
Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
Spontaneous Rhinorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid
Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
Traumatic Rhinorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid
Public MeSH Note
2000; see CEREBROSPINAL RHINORRHEA 1966-1999; for CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA see CEREBROSPINAL RHINORRHEA 1966-1999
History Note
2000(1966)
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea Preferred
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea, Post-Traumatic Narrower
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea, Spontaneous Narrower
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