Central skull base osteomyelitis involving cavernous sinus and meninges of the skull base

 : Successful treatment with antibiotic and antifungal combination therapy

via Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Publication date: November 2016

Source:Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Volume 150
Author(s): Tatsuya Ueno, Haruo Nishijima, Rie Haga, Masahiko Tomiyama

Highlights

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CSBO can be resolved by the medical treatment alone.

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Ciprofloxacin and voriconazole may be an optimal choice for CSBO.

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DWI can be used to measure inflammation in the skull base bone.

Keywords

• Central skull base osteomyelitis; 
• Diffusion-weighted image; 
• Clivus; 
• Abducens nerve palsy; 
• MRI

Corresponding author at: Department of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-1-1 Higashi-Tsukurimichi, Aomori, 030-8551, Japan.

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