Two Cases of Skull Base Osteomyelitis in Elderly Patients after Mastoidectomy
Korean Journal of Audiology
; : 37-40, 2011.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-125615
Biblioteca responsável:
WPRO
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.
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Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
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Zoonoses
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Osteomielite
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Paralisia
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Sinusite
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Crânio
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Ponte
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Base do Crânio
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Doenças dos Nervos Cranianos
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Nervos Cranianos
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Doenças Raras
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1
Limite:
Idoso
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Korean Journal of Audiology
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Artigo