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cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea

Discharge of CSF from the nose Clinical manifestations: - copious enough CSF fluid loss may result in orthostatic headache Laboratory: - beta-2 transferrin in body fluid - beta-2 transferrin (tau transferrin), seen on high resolution CSF protein electrophoresis of nasal fluid or aural fluid is specific for CSF leakage - see ARUP consult [3]

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beta-2 transferrin in body fluid cerebrospinal fluid orthostatic headache serotransferrin; transferrin; Siderophilin; beta-1 metal-binding globulin (TF)

General

rhinorrhea cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
  3. ARUP Consult: Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak https://arupconsult.com/content/csf-leak-beta-2-transferrin