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ArticleBMJ case reports2025

CT-negative central skull base osteomyelitis diagnosed on MRI in the emergency department.

Maurice Wu, Benjamin Powell, Simon Newman

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

3 authors.

Maurice WuQueensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia uqmwu8@uq.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-6729-4968
Benjamin PowellQueensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4744-3944
Simon NewmanQueensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central skull base osteomyelitis is a rare, life-threatening condition that can present with vague symptoms and may be missed on initial imaging. We describe a man in his 30s who presented to the emergency department with rapidly progressive neck pain and elevated inflammatory markers. CT imaging was normal, but MRI revealed right occipital condyle osteomyelitis. Blood cultures grew methicillin-resistant

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusOsteomyelitisSkull BaseStaphylococcal InfectionsAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeck PainTomography, X-Ray ComputedAnti-Bacterial AgentsBone and joint infectionsInfectious diseasesMagnetic Resonance ImagingRadiology

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PMID41173485
PMCPMC12580850

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