A Case of Transient, Isolated Cranial Nerve VI Palsy due to Skull Base Osteomyelitis
Otitis externa affects both children and adults. It is often treated with topical antibiotics, with good clinical outcomes. When a patient fails to respond to the treatment, otitis externa can progress to malignant otitis externa. The common symptoms of skull bone osteomyelitis include ear ache, fac...
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| description | Otitis externa affects both children and adults. It is often treated with topical antibiotics, with good clinical outcomes. When a patient fails to respond to the treatment, otitis externa can progress to malignant otitis externa. The common symptoms of skull bone osteomyelitis include ear ache, facial pain, and cranial nerve palsies. However, an isolated cranial nerve is rare. Herein, we report a case of 54-year-old female who presented with left cranial nerve VI palsy due to skull base osteomyelitis which responded to antibiotic therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a373f0c223834eca9807e7b790d8b17b2025-02-03T06:00:56ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332014-01-01201410.1155/2014/369867369867A Case of Transient, Isolated Cranial Nerve VI Palsy due to Skull Base OsteomyelitisBrijesh Patel0Anas Souqiyyeh1Ammar Ali2Department of Internal Medicine, Providence Hospital and Medical Center, 16001 W Nile Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Providence Hospital and Medical Center, 16001 W Nile Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075, USADepartment of Infectious Disease, Providence Hospital and Medical Center, 16001 W Nile Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075, USAOtitis externa affects both children and adults. It is often treated with topical antibiotics, with good clinical outcomes. When a patient fails to respond to the treatment, otitis externa can progress to malignant otitis externa. The common symptoms of skull bone osteomyelitis include ear ache, facial pain, and cranial nerve palsies. However, an isolated cranial nerve is rare. Herein, we report a case of 54-year-old female who presented with left cranial nerve VI palsy due to skull base osteomyelitis which responded to antibiotic therapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/369867 |
| spellingShingle | Brijesh Patel Anas Souqiyyeh Ammar Ali A Case of Transient, Isolated Cranial Nerve VI Palsy due to Skull Base Osteomyelitis Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | A Case of Transient, Isolated Cranial Nerve VI Palsy due to Skull Base Osteomyelitis |
| title_full | A Case of Transient, Isolated Cranial Nerve VI Palsy due to Skull Base Osteomyelitis |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Transient, Isolated Cranial Nerve VI Palsy due to Skull Base Osteomyelitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Transient, Isolated Cranial Nerve VI Palsy due to Skull Base Osteomyelitis |
| title_short | A Case of Transient, Isolated Cranial Nerve VI Palsy due to Skull Base Osteomyelitis |
| title_sort | case of transient isolated cranial nerve vi palsy due to skull base osteomyelitis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/369867 |
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