Skull Base Osteomyelitis After Nasopharyngeal Cyst Excision

We present a case of an 80-year-old male who developed skull base osteomyelitis after nasopharyngeal cyst removal. A review of the literature regarding complications after nasopharyngeal cyst removal was performed. We describe the difficulty of diagnosing an osteomyelitis infection and the best appr...

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Published inEar, nose, & throat journal Vol. 100; no. 6_suppl; pp. 867S - 869S
Main Authors Raskin, Jonathan, Borrelli, Michela, Wu, Arthur W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2021
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bone diseases
Case reports
Cysts
Cysts - surgery
Humans
Male
Medical diagnosis
Nasopharyngeal Diseases - surgery
Nosocomial infections
Osteomyelitis - drug therapy
Osteomyelitis - etiology
Osteomyelitis - microbiology
Otolaryngology
Postoperative Complications
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas Infections - drug therapy
Pseudomonas Infections - etiology
Skull
Skull Base
osteomyelitis
infection
skull base
nasopharyngeal cyst
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Summary:We present a case of an 80-year-old male who developed skull base osteomyelitis after nasopharyngeal cyst removal. A review of the literature regarding complications after nasopharyngeal cyst removal was performed. We describe the difficulty of diagnosing an osteomyelitis infection and the best approach to recognizing osteomyelitis before complications worsen.
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ISSN:0145-5613
1942-7522
DOI:10.1177/01455613211039044