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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaking from the ear (otorrhea) indicates that a temporal bone fracture has occurred and that the tympanic membrane has been disrupted. Leakage from the nose (rhinorrhea) is also indicative of a basilar skull fracture.
