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Ghosh T, Dey S. Challenges in Diagnosis and Management of Skull Base Osteomyelitis: A Case Series. Iran J Neurosurg 2022; 8 (1) : 31
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1- Senior Resident of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India
2- Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India , subir.dr@gmail.com
2- Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India , subir.dr@gmail.com
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Background and Importance: Skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) is a complex disease process often confused with malignancy due to clinical and radiological masquerade. Extensive changes have recently occurred in the clinical course and management of the disease, attributed to improvements in neurosurgical procedures, diagnostic modalities, and the introduction of new antibiotics and management techniques thus reducing the associated morbidities and mortalities. However, SBO continues to pose a major challenge in the form of early diagnosis and management and can be the cause of devastating complications and high fatality associated with the disease.
Case Presentation: Here we provide the clinical profile, investigation, management, and outcome of 5 cases of SBO, all of whom were thoroughly examined for the neurological deficit, complete blood count, inflammatory markers, and radiographic imaging. Biopsy and microbiological culture reports were collected and patients were followed up.
Conclusion: Early diagnosis and culture-specific antibiotic treatment have been shown to provide good outcomes. Due to its rarity, large case series of SBO are insufficiently found in the literature.
Case Presentation: Here we provide the clinical profile, investigation, management, and outcome of 5 cases of SBO, all of whom were thoroughly examined for the neurological deficit, complete blood count, inflammatory markers, and radiographic imaging. Biopsy and microbiological culture reports were collected and patients were followed up.
Conclusion: Early diagnosis and culture-specific antibiotic treatment have been shown to provide good outcomes. Due to its rarity, large case series of SBO are insufficiently found in the literature.
Article number: 31
Type of Study: Case report |
Subject:
Skull Base
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Co-published by Negah Institute for Scientific Communication.
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Publisher Tel : +9821 45355555 , 45355000
Email: ir.journalofneurosurgery@gmail.com, info@irjns.org
