Skull base osteomyelitis. Malignant external otitis

W H Slattery 3rd; D E Brackmann

Skull base osteomyelitis. Malignant external otitis

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 1996 Oct;29(5):795-806.

Authors

W H Slattery 3rd¹, D E Brackmann

Affiliation

¹ House Ear Clinic and House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA.

PMID: 8893217

Abstract

Aggressive medical therapy is warranted to prevent morbidity and mortality that has long been associated with skull base osteomyelitis. Outcomes are now improved because of a better understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease process, improved diagnostic tests, and more effective antipseudomonal therapy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aminoglycosides
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Lactams
Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
Osteomyelitis / etiology
Osteomyelitis / pathology*
Otitis Externa / complications*
Otitis Externa / microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification
Skull Base / pathology*

Substances

Aminoglycosides
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Lactams