A Case of Transient, Isolated Cranial Nerve VI Palsy due to Skull Base Osteomyelitis | Zendy

Brijesh Patel | Zendy; Anas Souqiyyeh | Zendy; Ammar Ali | Zendy

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A Case of Transient, Isolated Cranial Nerve VI Palsy due to Skull Base Osteomyelitis

Author(s) -

Brijesh Patel,

Anas Souqiyyeh,

Ammar Ali

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

case reports in infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6625

pISSN - 2090-6633

DOI - 10.1155/2014/369867

Subject(s) - medicine , osteomyelitis , skull , otitis , temporal bone , palsy , surgery , cranial nerve palsy , cranial nerves , facial nerve palsy , pathology , alternative medicine

Otitis externa affects both children and adults. It is often treated with topical antibiotics, with good clinical outcomes. When a patient fails to respond to the treatment, otitis externa can progress to malignant otitis externa. The common symptoms of skull bone osteomyelitis include ear ache, facial pain, and cranial nerve palsies. However, an isolated cranial nerve is rare. Herein, we report a case of 54-year-old female who presented with left cranial nerve VI palsy due to skull base osteomyelitis which responded to antibiotic therapy.

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