Temporal bone osteomyelitis and temporoparietal abscess secondary to malignant otitis externa

We report an advanced presentation of osteomyelitis of the temporal bone secondary to malignant otitis externa. We present a case report and a review of the world literature concerning osteomyelitis of the temporal bone secondary to malignant otitis externa. A 60-year-old diabetic man developed oste...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 2009-11, Vol.123 (11), p.1288-1291
Main Authors: Alva, B, Prasad, K Chandra, Prasad, S Chandra, Pallavi, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abscess - etiology
Abscess - therapy
Bacterial arthritis and osteitis
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications
Drainage - methods
Ear, auditive nerve, cochleovestibular tract, facial nerve: diseases, semeiology
Ent and stomatologic bacterial diseases
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Mastoid
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Non tumoral diseases
Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis - etiology
Osteomyelitis - therapy
Otitis Externa
Otitis Externa - complications
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Temporal Bone
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We report an advanced presentation of osteomyelitis of the temporal bone secondary to malignant otitis externa. We present a case report and a review of the world literature concerning osteomyelitis of the temporal bone secondary to malignant otitis externa. A 60-year-old diabetic man developed osteomyelitis of the temporal bone and a temporoparietal abscess as advanced complications of malignant otitis externa. He was successfully treated in our institution using a post aural incision after draining the abscess and excising the fistula, a modified radical mastoidectomy with canal wall down procedure with sequesterectomy and debridement of surrounding area done. The terms 'osteomyelitis of the temporal bone', 'skull base osteomyelitis' and 'malignant otitis externa' have not been clearly defined, and have in the past often been used interchangeably in the literature. Osteomyelitis of the temporal bone can occur secondary to malignant otitis externa, acute otitis media, chronic suppurative otitis media or trauma. Here, we present the management of an advanced case of osteomyelitis of the temporal bone.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S0022215109005313