Clival Osteomyelitis Presenting as a Skull Base Mass

Central skull base osteomyelitis is a rare, but potentially life-threatening disease entity often lacking otologic symptoms or external auditory canal pathology. We present a case of a man in his 70s who had developed cranial nerve deficits with radiographic evidence that was consistent with a tumor...

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Autores principales: Michalowicz, Matthew, Ramanathan, Murugappan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5461157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28593115
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1602130
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description Central skull base osteomyelitis is a rare, but potentially life-threatening disease entity often lacking otologic symptoms or external auditory canal pathology. We present a case of a man in his 70s who had developed cranial nerve deficits with radiographic evidence that was consistent with a tumor due to this uncommon entity. The radiologic findings and our experience are discussed to increase awareness in the otolaryngology community.
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spelling pubmed-54611572017-06-07 Clival Osteomyelitis Presenting as a Skull Base Mass Michalowicz, Matthew Ramanathan, Murugappan J Neurol Surg Rep Central skull base osteomyelitis is a rare, but potentially life-threatening disease entity often lacking otologic symptoms or external auditory canal pathology. We present a case of a man in his 70s who had developed cranial nerve deficits with radiographic evidence that was consistent with a tumor due to this uncommon entity. The radiologic findings and our experience are discussed to increase awareness in the otolaryngology community. Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-04 2017-06-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5461157/ /pubmed/28593115 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1602130 Text en © Thieme Medical Publishers
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