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Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea MeSH Descriptor Data 2026
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
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)