Skull Base 1992; 2(4): 207-212
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1057137
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Osteomyelitis of the Temporal Bone and Skull Base in Diabetes Resulting from Otitis Media

Saumil Merchant, David M. Vernick
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Publication Date:
03 March 2008 (online)

Abstract

The report of a diabetic patient with pseudomonal osteomyelitis of the temporal bone and skull base not associated with an external otitis is presented. The infection started as a serous otitis media. The pathogenesis, clinical and radiologic features, and treatment of this rare condition are described and the literature is reviewed.