Mastoiditis, Osteomyelitis, and Septic Arthritis of Temporomandibular Joint

Mastoiditis, Osteomyelitis, and Septic Arthritis of Temporomandibular Joint

A 58-year-old homeless male was brought to emergency department with altered mental status, lethargy, right ear pain, and right ear discharge for the past few days. His past medical history was significant for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) noncompliant with antiretroviral therapy, chroni...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 2022-02, Vol.101 (2), p.81-82
Hauptverfasser: Nagarakanti, Sandhya R., Bishburg, Eliahu, Grinberg, Sagy
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antiretroviral drugs
Arthritis
Arthritis, Infectious - complications
Bone diseases
Ears & hearing
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Infections
Jaw
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mastoiditis - complications
Mastoiditis - diagnostic imaging
Medical diagnosis
Middle Aged
Osteomyelitis - complications
Osteomyelitis - diagnostic imaging
Pain
Sepsis
Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
Substance-Related Disorders
Temporomandibular Joint
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:A 58-year-old homeless male was brought to emergency department with altered mental status, lethargy, right ear pain, and right ear discharge for the past few days. His past medical history was significant for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) noncompliant with antiretroviral therapy, chronic hepatitis C, chronic kidney disease, and polysubstance abuse especially snorting cocaine.
ISSN:0145-5613
1942-7522
DOI:10.1177/0145561320944648