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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2025

Skull Base Osteomyelitis- Microbiological Profile and Management Implications.

Katti Blessi Sara, Zachariah Thomas, P Lokesh Kumar, Arun Paul Charlu, Beula Subashini, Rajan Sundaresan Vediappan, Regi Thomas

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Katti Blessi SaraDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632004 India.ORCID 0000-0001-5448-7596
Zachariah ThomasDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632004 India.ORCID 0000-0003-1534-5397
P Lokesh KumarDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
Arun Paul CharluDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Beula SubashiniDepartment of Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Rajan Sundaresan VediappanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632004 India.ORCID 0000-0001-5370-8262
Regi ThomasDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632004 India.ORCID 0000-0002-2069-1799

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Abstract

Skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) is a potent life-threatening infection that can be either otogenic, rhinogenic or odontogenic in origin. The characteristic features of this disease include severe nocturnal pain and cranial nerve palsies, thus causing severe morbidity and even mortality. Clinical data of 134 patients diagnosed with Skull base Osteomyelitis were retrospectively reviewed, and their demographic details, clinical features, surgical procedure, microbiolgical profile were analysed. In this cohort, 123 patients underwent targeted biopsy and debridement, which showed a male preponderance with a mean age of 60 and uncontrolled diabetes with a mean HbA1C of 8.4. The most common symptom was severe otalgia followed by facial nerve palsy. 85.4% of the patients were culture-positive and 14.6% were culture-negative.

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Atypical osteomyelitisMalignant otitis externaSkull base osteomyelitisTargeted biopsy

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