Two cases of skull base osteomyelitis in elderly patients after mastoidectomy

Gunhwee Yum; Hyun Su Jun; Soon Young Kwon; Hyung Jin Jun; June Choi

Two cases of skull base osteomyelitis in elderly patients after mastoidectomy

Gunhwee Yum, Hyun Su Jun, Soon Young Kwon, Hyung Jin Jun, June Choi

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Abstract

Skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) is a rare disease and may develop as a complication of paranasal sinusitis or other regional infectious process. The characteristic symptom of SBO is headache and paralysis of cranial nerve. A potentially life-threatening disease, it requires aggressive antibiotic treatment. We present 2 cases of SBO. One case who were not immunocompromised or diabetics had paralysis of lower cranial nerves. The patient was effectively treated with complete mastoidectomy and antibiotics, so had a complete recovery. But, the other patient who were insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus was died due to meningitis and pons palsy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-40
Number of pages	4
Journal	Korean Journal of Audiology
Volume	15
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 2011 Apr

Keywords

Cranial nerve palsy
Mastoidectomy
Osteomyelitis
Skull base

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Sensory Systems
Speech and Hearing

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