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Diffuse meningeal melanosis

(An unusual presentation)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Mukhesh Sooknundun ,
S. K. Kacker ,
Mala Gupta ,
K. Kapila  and
P. K. Narayan
Mukhesh Sooknundun
Affiliation:
New Delhi, India
S. K. Kacker*
Affiliation:
New Delhi, India
Mala Gupta
Affiliation:
New Delhi, India
K. Kapila
Affiliation:
New Delhi, India
P. K. Narayan
Affiliation:
New Delhi, India
*
Professor S. K. Kacker, Head of ENT Department, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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Abstract

An unusual presentation of diffuse meningeal melanosis with involvement of the temporal bones, the spheno-ethmoidal complex, the pharynx and the viscera is reported.

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Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 101 , Issue 7 , July 1987 , pp. 753 - 757
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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