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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| 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 | doaj.art-a98169900b9f485083db3986086aeda22022-12-22T00:31:22ZengGeorg Thieme Verlag KGJournal of Neurological Surgery Reports2193-63582193-63662017-04-017802e93e9510.1055/s-0037-1602130Clival Osteomyelitis Presenting as a Skull Base MassMatthew Michalowicz0Murugappan Ramanathan Jr1Department of Otolaryngology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United StatesDepartment of Otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesCentral 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.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1602130clival osteomyelitisskull base massskull base osteomyelitiscentral skull base osteomyelitis |
| spellingShingle | Matthew Michalowicz Murugappan Ramanathan Jr Clival Osteomyelitis Presenting as a Skull Base Mass Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports clival osteomyelitis skull base mass skull base osteomyelitis central skull base osteomyelitis |
| title | Clival Osteomyelitis Presenting as a Skull Base Mass |
| title_full | Clival Osteomyelitis Presenting as a Skull Base Mass |
| title_fullStr | Clival Osteomyelitis Presenting as a Skull Base Mass |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clival Osteomyelitis Presenting as a Skull Base Mass |
| title_short | Clival Osteomyelitis Presenting as a Skull Base Mass |
| title_sort | clival osteomyelitis presenting as a skull base mass |
| topic | clival osteomyelitis skull base mass skull base osteomyelitis central skull base osteomyelitis |
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