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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Veröffentlicht in:	Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 2021-09, Vol.100 (6_suppl), p.867S-869S, Article 01455613211039044
Hauptverfasser:	Raskin, Jonathan, Borrelli, Michela, Wu, Arthur W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bone diseases Case reports Cysts Cysts - surgery Humans Life Sciences & Biomedicine Male Medical diagnosis Nasopharyngeal Diseases - surgery Nosocomial infections Osteomyelitis - drug therapy Osteomyelitis - etiology Osteomyelitis - microbiology Otolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology Postoperative Complications Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pseudomonas Infections - drug therapy Pseudomonas Infections - etiology Science & Technology Skull Skull Base
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0145-5613 1942-7522
DOI:	10.1177/01455613211039044