Kim Chang-Woo, Lee Jong Joo, Kim Hyeon-Seong, Won Joong-Yeon
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, South Korea.
Auris Nasus Larynx. 2013 Dec;40(6):584-6. doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2012.12.002. Epub 2013 Feb 8.
Skull base osteomyelitis is a rare but life-threatening condition that is characterized by osteitis of the temporal bone and skull base. Although skull base osteomyelitis is recognized as a rare complication of malignant external otitis or middle ear infection, it may also occur following a mastoidectomy. We present a case of an 81-year-old woman who suffered severe otalgia with normal-looking EAC and tympanic membrane that developed six weeks following a canal wall up mastoidectomy. Otalgia was the only abnormal feature to suspect occurrence of skull base osteomyelitis.
颅底骨髓炎是一种罕见但危及生命的疾病，其特征为颞骨和颅底的骨炎。尽管颅底骨髓炎被认为是恶性外耳道炎或中耳感染的罕见并发症，但也可能在乳突切除术后发生。我们报告一例81岁女性患者，她在完壁式乳突切除术后六周出现严重耳痛，外耳道和鼓膜外观正常。耳痛是怀疑发生颅底骨髓炎的唯一异常特征。
